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48175

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ratify the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government, along with the British Red Cross, has pledged to facilitate the UK's ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and believes ratification of the Convention and its two Protocols will strengthen our commitment to the protection of our own heritage, and highlight our respect for the cultural property of other nations. However, as yet it has not been possible to secure the parliamentary time needed to pass the relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47877

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 for the offence of providing unrestricted access to hardcore pornography online, as set out in the 2005 Crown Prosecution Service guidelines, disaggregated by year.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)indicate the number of offences charged, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates' courts under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (publishing or having an obscene article for publication for gain), rather than identifying the number of people prosecuted.</p><p>Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 creates the offence of publishing or having an obscene article for publication for gain.</p><p>The table below shows, in each of the last 8 years, for which figures are available, the number of offences, charged by way of Section 2 of the OPA 1959, and which reached a first hearing at magistrates' courts, in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Obscene Publications Act 1959 { 2 }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

48082

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the reasons are for the time taken to complete the Tate Modern project; and what the current projected completion date is for that project.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The building has always been scheduled to open by the end of 2016 and remains on course to do so. It is a large and ambitious project to establish a new model for museums of modern and contemporary art that will stand to the Nation's benefit.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47590

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who Dmitry Firtash met at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195691 195692 195693 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47591

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was on the agenda for the meeting with Dmitry Firtash at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195690 195692 195693 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47592

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a note of the meeting with Dmitry Firtash at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195690 195691 195693 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47593

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether matters of national security were discussed with Dmitry Firtash at the meeting at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195690 195691 195692 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47594

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list all meetings Dmitry Firtash has had at his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195690 195691 195692 195693 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47183

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage sites English Heritage has declined to take control of as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years; and what the reasons were for declining in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>To the knowledge of its current management team, English Heritage has not declined to take control of any heritage sites as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years. English Heritage has occasionally been offered properties that it has declined on the basis that there were other more suitable solutions available.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47184

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the communiqué of the internet safety summit at Downing Street, published on 18 November 2013, what progress has been made by internet companies on ensuring that child abuse images are not returned following search engine requests.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Child abuse is a horrific crime and the Government is determined to tackle <br>it. We have made real progress through our work with the internet industry. <br>Following this work, internet search engines have made changes to <br>their search mechanisms, and these new measures have been effective in making <br>it harder to access child abuse images. For example, Google has implemented <br>changes that prevent child abuse results against 100,000 unique searches <br>worldwide. National Crime Agency testing of these new measures shows that they <br>have been effective in making it harder to access child abuse images, videos or <br>pathways. This is now a constantly evolving approach that tracks the latest <br>terms being used by paedophiles and cuts off access to child abuse material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 5672 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman