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789171

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Solent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government classifies the Solent as (a) an estuary or (b) open water.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	112816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The body of water defined as The Solent is neither classified as an estuary nor as open-water. The Solent is a strait that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England. For the purposes of safe navigation and equipment requirements for ships, the Solent is classified as Category D waters, defined as ‘tidal rivers and estuaries where the significant wave height could not be expected to exceed 2.0 metres at any time’.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2017 14:11:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

788366

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 7 November (HL2559), when they last carried out an assessment of Sharm el Sheikh airport; and whether that assessment involved UK officials visiting that airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
uin	HL3158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Further to my response on 7 November (HL2559), Department for Transport officials have regularly visited Sharm el Sheikh airport. However, it is long-standing government policy not to publish the detail of aviation security assessments, including the dates of those assessments, for any location for reasons of both security and protecting international relations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/11/2017 12:13:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

788379

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on cases involving sexual harassment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	112789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions on a variety of issues</p><p>Sexual harassment covers a wide range of conduct. Some cases will meet the threshold for sexual or other offences which are investigated by the police.</p><p>When the CPS receives a file from the police it will review the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors in order to establish if there is a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest. Where both stages of this test are met a prosecution will be brought.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/11/2017 16:38:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

788381

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) young people, (b) students, (c) people with disabilities and (d) people from minority ethnic groups are not disenfranchised as a result of voter ID pilots.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	112479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities best understand the needs of their electors and each pilot will reflect its preference for the form and combination of ID. Each pilot is working closely and collaboratively with the Cabinet Office to ensure that every eligible elector is able to identify themselves before voting. Each pilot authority is undertaking an equality impact assessment to ensure that the needs of its voters are understood and that voters are not disenfranchised.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure the system is safe and secure. It is not acceptable that anyone should be disenfranchised from the process.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:04:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

788382

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the handling of postal ballots by campaigners for political parties.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	112480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The review by Sir Eric Pickles into electoral fraud considered postal voting and identified a number of areas in which the existing rules around postal voting at elections could be tightened.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following this, the Government will look for opportunities to introduce measures that will prohibit party campaigners from handling postal votes, and apply a limit to the number of postal ballots that any one individual can hand in at a polling station. Our intention would be for the provisions to be backed up by a new offence, and will make a significant contribution to enhancing the security of postal voting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:05:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

788386

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued to the Elections Claims Unit on the publication of communications or queries relating to expenses for previous polls during subsequent polls.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	112484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>Cabinet Office officials advised the Association of Electoral Administrators that correspondence relating to expenses claims for previous polls would continue to be sent out by the Elections Claims Unit (ECU) during the period running up to the general election, in June 2017, on the basis that an immediate response would not be required and a longer deadline than normal would be set. This was to allow the ECU to continue their work on the scrutiny and settlement process for claims relating to the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner election and the 2016 EU Referendum. </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:11:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

788387

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Deposits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the period to return deposits to one calendar week after the date of a poll.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	112485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Currently, Returning Officers at UK Parliamentary elections are required to return deposits no later than the next working day after that on which the result of the election is declared. We are not seeking to amend this requirement at present which is set out in primary legislation. The Government is continuing to consider how to improve electoral processes, and will keep this matter under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:10:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

788388

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of understanding of democracy and the UK political system in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	112526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making our democracy work for all. Later this year we will publish a Democratic Engagement Strategy which will include a summary of evidence on democratic engagement and set out future plans, such as the National Democracy Week scheduled to take place July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:12:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

788389

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations his Department has received on the votes at 16 campaign.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	112527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has received a wide range of representations on the issue of voting age from individuals across age groups, including school children doing research projects as well as from MPs and Local Government institutions on behalf of their constituents. There has been a noticeable increase in such communication in the last month, in the run up to and following the debate on the Representation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement and Education) Private Member’s Bill, which took place on 3 November 2017. There is no consensus across received representations - some letters support lowering the voting age and others do not.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/11/2017 16:11:52 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

788390

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to locate Government Departments (a) outside London and (b) in Scotland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	112549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each Government department. However, the Government’s Industrial Strategy will help create a more balanced economy by moving Arm’s Length public bodies out of London and the surrounding area and into clusters in the regions and devolved nations of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2017 16:03:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham