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660161

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date	16/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to reassure EU nationals currently living in the UK that they will enjoy the same rights of residency and work status that they currently enjoy after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	58066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living in the UK, and the only circumstances in which that wouldn’t be possible is if British citizens’ rights in other EU Member States were not protected in return.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/12/2016 10:19:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

660170

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Department of Work and Pensions on the proposals for the closure of jobcentres in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	58060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave the hon Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 14 December 2016, UINs 56910 and 56916.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, for JobCentre Plus offices over three miles or 20 minutes away by public transport, DWP are carrying out local consultation prior to implementing any changes to help inform decisions about additional provision, such as outreach services. The consultation is available online and through the affected Jobcentres. This consultation was launched immediately after the announcements were made, and is open until 31 January. Staff will also advise customers on alternative Jobcentre locations, taking into account travel and access to the local labour market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/12/2016 12:43:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

659463

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conservative Party
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many appointees to (a) executive non-departmental and (b) other public bodies declared political activity for the Conservative Party in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Political activity of all public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The statistical methodology has changed since 2014-15, and the figures are not directly comparative over the last five years.</p><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of total number of public appointments:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of those who answered the question on political activity:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>NB. These figures are not comparative with the previous table: the rise is due to the different methodology.</sub></p><p>Overall, 94% of appointees in 2015-16 declared no political activity. By contrast, the political activity declaration rates under the last Labour Government were 10.2% in 2008-09, 10.4% in 2007-08 and 15.8% in 2006-07.</p><p>Being involved in a political party is a healthy part of civic democracy, and those interested in politics are often the same people who will be interested in public service. Individuals are appointed on the basis of their skills and experience, not their party background.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:14:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

659464

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the proportion of chairs who were (a) appointed and (b) re-appointed to public bodies who were (i) female, (ii) from an ethnic minority and (iii) disabled by (A) executive and (B) non-executive body in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Data on executive body chairs is not held centrally. Data on chairs of non-executive bodies which are public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The data can be found on the Commissioner’s website at: <a href="http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/" target="_blank">http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:10:38 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

659465

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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, how much additional tax revenue his Department has collected since 1 April 2016 as a result of stamp duty reform.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	57920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Historical monthly Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) receipts are published in HMRC's 'Tax &amp; NIC Receipts' publication, which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Further analysis, including estimated receipts from the higher rate of SDLT on ‘additional properties’ from 1 April 2016, is published in 'Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics', available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-stamp-duty-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-stamp-duty-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/12/2016 10:45:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

659475

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to publish the equality impact analysis on compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	57879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s legal responsibilities and policy commitment to promote fairness, the Treasury and other Government departments fully comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), including with respect to all publication requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The PSED requires public bodies to consider the potential impact of decisions on groups with protected characteristics. The Treasury’s equality and diversity pages on gov.uk include an explanation of how the Treasury complies with the PSED. The page is found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/about/equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/about/equality-and-diversity</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/12/2016 10:58:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

659487

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue a Written Statement outlining how each of the four accepted candidates recently appointed for the Channel 4 board met the appointment criteria as set out by Ofcom for those board positions.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	57804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Non-executive members of the Channel 4 Corporation board are appointed by Ofcom with the approval of the Secretary of State. Ofcom advertised for four vacancies for candidates with specific sector skills and experience. The Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out the advertised job descriptions.</p><p>The government is committed to ensuring diversity within public appointments. The Cabinet Office aspiration is for 50% of new appointments made by each Government Department to go to female candidates, and 10% to candidates from a BAME background. This target is also contained within the DCMS Departmental Plan, and, in the first two quarters of 2016/17, 50% of new DCMS appointments went to women and 18% to BAME candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 12:29:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

659488

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the level of investment required to bring broadband access in rural communities in (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland up to the average level in all communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	57788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>95% of UK premises are expected to be covered by superfast broadband by December 2017. The 95% figure is a UK average and individual areas, including rural parts of Northern Ireland and other areas of the UK, will have different coverage levels. All premises which do not have a speed of at least 10Mbps will be able to request an upgrade to at least this speed under the Universal Service Obligation. Furthermore providers and local bodies will also be able to access funding for full fibre connectivity as announced at the Autumn Statement 2016, once those proposals have been finalised in early 2017.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 12:05:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

659489

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Sports: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has with the Ministry of Justice to offer help and support to people coming forward to make allegations of historical child abuse in sport.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	57789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>I have written to all sports national governing bodies funded through Sport England asking them to ensure they have appropriate processes in place to respond to allegations of non-recent abuse.</p><p> </p><p>For 2016/17, the Government has provided £7 million of funding for non-statutory organisations supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse including child sexual abuse. The Government is protecting the funding for 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has funded bids across a broad spectrum of activity, including services such as counselling, advocacy, outreach, raising awareness and training.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/12/2016 12:43:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

659490

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account she has taken of the findings of the House of Lords Communications Committee on the potential risks and benefits of privatisation of Channel 4; and what other factors she plans to take into account when forming her policy on that privatisation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	57790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The government is grateful to the Lords Communications Committee for its report on the future of Channel 4. We will carefully consider it as we look closely at the options.</p><p> </p><p>We are looking at a broad range of options, including those proposed by Channel 4’s leadership.</p><p> </p><p>In a fast-changing and challenging broadcasting environment, we want to ensure Channel 4 has a strong and secure future and can continue to make a positive contribution to the overall public service broadcasting (PSB) system and wider creative industries.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 12:16:13 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon