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619906

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court pilots to date.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme has enabled approaches like the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) to be tried and tested in order to develop and spread new and more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children.</p><p>We recognise the positive results the FDAC achieves as evidenced in the latest research report published by Lancaster University[1]. This research published in September – and funded by the Department for Education Innovation Unit - found that mothers reunited with their children after care proceedings in the FDAC are more likely to stay off drugs and alcohol for longer and their family life less likely to be disrupted when compared with cases heard in ordinary care proceedings. A linked study, also published in September, indicated that the FDAC model is being successfully implemented in different courts around the country, and the local Judges were unanimous in their support for the FDAC approach. The department has not carried out any cost benefit analysis, but earlier this year, evidence from the Centre for Justice Innovation revealed that FDAC saves the taxpayer £2.30 for every £1 spent.</p><p>I met with Judge Nick Crighton and members of the FDAC National Unit on 19 October to discuss the latest research reports and progress on implementing the FDAC project.</p><p>No decision has been taken on future Government funding for the FDAC project.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/" target="_blank">http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 50021 50022 50023 question first answered 27/10/2016 11:35:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

619907

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what cost benefit analysis her Department has carried out of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court pilots to date.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme has enabled approaches like the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) to be tried and tested in order to develop and spread new and more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children.</p><p>We recognise the positive results the FDAC achieves as evidenced in the latest research report published by Lancaster University[1]. This research published in September – and funded by the Department for Education Innovation Unit - found that mothers reunited with their children after care proceedings in the FDAC are more likely to stay off drugs and alcohol for longer and their family life less likely to be disrupted when compared with cases heard in ordinary care proceedings. A linked study, also published in September, indicated that the FDAC model is being successfully implemented in different courts around the country, and the local Judges were unanimous in their support for the FDAC approach. The department has not carried out any cost benefit analysis, but earlier this year, evidence from the Centre for Justice Innovation revealed that FDAC saves the taxpayer £2.30 for every £1 spent.</p><p>I met with Judge Nick Crighton and members of the FDAC National Unit on 19 October to discuss the latest research reports and progress on implementing the FDAC project.</p><p>No decision has been taken on future Government funding for the FDAC project.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/" target="_blank">http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 50020 50022 50023 question first answered 27/10/2016 11:35:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

619908

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what future funding she plans to make available for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court project.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme has enabled approaches like the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) to be tried and tested in order to develop and spread new and more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children.</p><p>We recognise the positive results the FDAC achieves as evidenced in the latest research report published by Lancaster University[1]. This research published in September – and funded by the Department for Education Innovation Unit - found that mothers reunited with their children after care proceedings in the FDAC are more likely to stay off drugs and alcohol for longer and their family life less likely to be disrupted when compared with cases heard in ordinary care proceedings. A linked study, also published in September, indicated that the FDAC model is being successfully implemented in different courts around the country, and the local Judges were unanimous in their support for the FDAC approach. The department has not carried out any cost benefit analysis, but earlier this year, evidence from the Centre for Justice Innovation revealed that FDAC saves the taxpayer £2.30 for every £1 spent.</p><p>I met with Judge Nick Crighton and members of the FDAC National Unit on 19 October to discuss the latest research reports and progress on implementing the FDAC project.</p><p>No decision has been taken on future Government funding for the FDAC project.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/" target="_blank">http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 50020 50021 50023 question first answered 27/10/2016 11:35:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

619909

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from members of the judiciary on the effectiveness of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme has enabled approaches like the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) to be tried and tested in order to develop and spread new and more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children.</p><p>We recognise the positive results the FDAC achieves as evidenced in the latest research report published by Lancaster University[1]. This research published in September – and funded by the Department for Education Innovation Unit - found that mothers reunited with their children after care proceedings in the FDAC are more likely to stay off drugs and alcohol for longer and their family life less likely to be disrupted when compared with cases heard in ordinary care proceedings. A linked study, also published in September, indicated that the FDAC model is being successfully implemented in different courts around the country, and the local Judges were unanimous in their support for the FDAC approach. The department has not carried out any cost benefit analysis, but earlier this year, evidence from the Centre for Justice Innovation revealed that FDAC saves the taxpayer £2.30 for every £1 spent.</p><p>I met with Judge Nick Crighton and members of the FDAC National Unit on 19 October to discuss the latest research reports and progress on implementing the FDAC project.</p><p>No decision has been taken on future Government funding for the FDAC project.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/" target="_blank">http://fdac.org.uk/better-outcomes-children-parents/</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 50020 50021 50022 question first answered 27/10/2016 11:35:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605785

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Youth Action Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Youth Action Group last met; who attended that meeting; and what the current membership of that group is.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The last Youth Action Group meeting was 25 Nov 2014. A Youth Action Group Workshop was held on 24 Feb 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Youth Action Group members and meeting participants were drawn from the government departments and national charities that develop policy and deliver programmes for disadvantaged young people. These included the following:</p><ul><li>Government: Cabinet Office, Department for Education, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for Health and Ministry of Defence; and</li><li>VCSE sector: The Prince’s Trust, Rathbone, The Foyer Federation, Catch22, Groundwork, Barnardo’s, Youth United, YoungMinds, Brook and Action for Children</li></ul><p> </p><p>There are no current plans for this group to meet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 24/10/2016 16:30:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605852

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the matter of reclamation and archaeological investigation of HMS Victory 1744.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Recent progress on the wreck of HMS Victory 1744 has included a survey of the site by HMS Echo. When the results of this survey have been analysed they will be discussed by the members of the Victory 1744 Advisory Group as part of the ongoing work to protect this historically important site.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/10/2016 13:59:44 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605878

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Archaeology: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that archaeology continues to be offered as an A-level subject.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The AQA exam board has taken the decision no longer to develop specifications for A and AS level archaeology. Whilst we are disappointed with this outcome, AQA is an independent organisation and is therefore free to make its own decisions on which qualifications to offer. In 2015/16, there were 340 entries for A level archaeology, including 332 in state-funded schools and Further Education colleges.</p><p> </p><p>We published content for archaeology AS/A level in January 2016. The option for AQA or another exam board to develop a specification in future will remain open.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2016 16:27:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605904

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	China: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on China of the recommendations contained in the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission report, published on 28 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, to the noble Lord Alton of Liverpool, on 26 September 2016 (PQ HL1811), copied below for ease of reference: &quot;My officials and I have read the report with interest. Although the Government was not asked to give evidence to it and the views stated within it do not reflect Government policy, there is much in the report with which we agree. We are already pursuing an approach consistent with many of the recommendations. For example my Ministerial colleagues and I regularly raise concerns about the crackdown on human rights lawyers, repressive legislation, and challenges to freedom of religion or belief. Equally, there are parts of the report which require further investigation to substantiate the claims made, for instance about organ harvesting.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:48:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605905

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Tibet: Religious Freedom
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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on religious freedom in Tibet; and whether he has received reports on expulsions of Buddhist students and the demolition of dwellings at the Larung Ghar Buddhist Institute in Sichuan province.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663). We are aware of, and concerned by, reports of the closure or demolition of churches and monasteries and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs across China. However, I am unable to comment in detail on the demolitions at Larung Gar, as British diplomats are not currently allowed to travel to the area, so my information is partial. Our Consulate General in Chongqing is seeking further information on the situation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:38:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605906

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Tibet: Buddhism
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 he has taken to raise the issue of harassment and persecution of Tibetan Buddhists in Tibet with the Chinese government.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:42:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton