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509953

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offence took place in the UK were prosecuted by the Services Prosecuting Authority in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all prosecutions by the Services Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK are contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Sexual Assault Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Domestic Violence Prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6 (1 case yet to go to trial)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:43:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509955

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of individuals or bodies corporate against whom the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) instituted proceedings in each year but does not include persons outside the jurisdiction, for whom the court has issued a warrant of arrest under section 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 but in respect of whom no written charge or summons has been issued.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The SFO started two related sets of proceedings against Alstom Network UK. One in 2014, the other in 2015. Only the first set of proceedings is included in the table above.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 12:28:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509956

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all referrals received by the Service Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape referral received</p></td><td><p>Sexual assault referral received</p></td><td><p>Domestic violence referral received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:42:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509977

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) UK and (b) EU recommended minimum time is for government consultations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	33446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The government published a revised set of government consultation principles in January 2016. These principles give clear guidance to government departments on conducting consultations. The consultation principles state that consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time, and that officials should judge the length of the consultation on the basis of legal advice and taking into account the nature and impact of the proposal. Information is not held on EU consultation recommendations.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 14/04/2016 10:24:16 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

509983

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Corporate Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many events hosted by newspaper proprietors (a) the Prime Minister has and (b) members of the Cabinet have attended in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	33303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with proprietors, editors and media executives are published routinely, and can be found on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/04/2016 10:22:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

509986

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Boris Johnson
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip is paid in his capacity as a Minister attending Cabinet.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	33360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip is not a Minister attending Cabinet, but attends political cabinet meetings. He is not paid a Ministerial Salary.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/04/2016 10:25:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

509994

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a self-contained annex to a house will be assessed separately from the entire residence for the purpose of calculating stamp duty at the point of sale; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	33441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the concerns raised around the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) treatment of self-contained annexes and agrees that the new higher rates of SDLT should not apply to a purchase of a main residence.</p><p>The Government is amending the Finance Bill to exempt annexes from the higher rates of SDLT when purchased in the same transaction as a main residence. In this case, the transaction will be treated as only involving one dwelling and SDLT at the standard rates will apply. An annex will be defined via objective criteria. It must be within the grounds of the main home and worth no more than a third of the total transaction value.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/04/2016 13:29:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

510006

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many public private partnerships in (a) the UK and (b) Birmingham the Government is involved as a (i) party to the contract and (ii) statutory actor.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	33354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury collects and publishes data on centrally supported PFI and PF2 (the UK Government’s main form of PPPs) projects. The most recent collection recorded projects as at 31<sup>st</sup> March 2015. This can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2015-summary-data. This publication has the information requested on projects in the UK and Birmingham.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information on ‘statutory actors’ in PFI and PF2 projects, however the published data does show the contracting parties, equity holders and special purpose vehicle responsible for managing the project.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/04/2016 13:26:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

510011

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Media: Disability
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 has had with television channel and radio station providers on inclusion and the representation of disability in mainstream media.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	33328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The government is encouraging the industry to be proactive in increasing diversity on and off screen - including in the representation of disabled people. I have hosted a number of roundtables that have addressed this issue, including a conference in January, which raised the wider issue of lack of representation of disabled people in the creative industries.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/04/2016 15:38:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

510012

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Music Venues: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage music venues to improve ticket and seating arrangements for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	33333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>We believe that everyone should have access to arts and culture - having a disability should not be a barrier to enjoying Britain’s awe-inspiring cultural treasures. That is why we are working with venues and organisations representing disabled people to identify barriers to access, while at the same time seeing how we can share examples of best practice and what more cultural venues need to do to be accessible to people with disabilities. Our recently published Culture White Paper makes a specific commitment to work with the cultural sector to improve physical access to venues.</p><p> </p><p>We support the work of Attitude is Everything, which works with audiences, artists, and the music industry to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live events. My ministerial colleague Ed Vaizey also held a roundtable meeting with Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People to look at access to cultural venues and events for disabled people. Additionally, provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require providers of services to the public (for example music venues), to make a ‘reasonable adjustment’ so that disabled people are not placed at a “substantial disadvantage” to non-disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/04/2016 15:40:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless