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918276

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that Scotland benefits from the modern industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	905620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been working collaboratively with the Scottish Government to implement the Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced sector deals in Life Sciences, Creative Industries, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive and Construction. I am also aware of further proposals for sector deals from the oil and gas, and food and drink sectors which have the potential to make a significant contribution in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 905623 question first answered 06/06/2018 14:10:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

918277

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that Scotland benefits from the modern industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	905623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been working collaboratively with the Scottish Government to implement the Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced sector deals in Life Sciences, Creative Industries, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive and Construction. I am also aware of further proposals for sector deals from the oil and gas, and food and drink sectors which have the potential to make a significant contribution in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 905620 question first answered 06/06/2018 14:10:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

918278

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Scottish Government Ministers on the economic effect of the industrial strategy on Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	905625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues relating to the Scottish economy, including ensuring we continue to build on the UK and Scottish Governments’ commitment to maximising the impact of the Industrial Strategy in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/06/2018 14:12:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

917241

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cats and Dogs: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to publish its response to the evidence that it received on banning third party sales of puppies and kittens in England.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	905706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>We will set out the results of our call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/06/2018 10:46:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

917242

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rural Areas: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of rural crime on farmers.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	905718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p><strong>We are working closely with the Home Office on a range of issues in relation to rural crime, including waste crime and fly-tipping and issues like sheep worrying and wildlife crime. We both also work closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the National Rural Crime Network on these issues.</strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/06/2018 11:29:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

917247

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve access to justice.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	905595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a responsibility to make sure that those in the greatest hardship and at the times of greatest need, can secure access to justice. This is a responsibility that we take very seriously.</p><p><br>Last year, we spent £1.6 billion on legal aid – over a fifth of the Ministry of Justice’s budget.</p><p><br>As we all know, legal aid is just one part of the access to justice landscape. Our £1bn court modernisation programme has already started transforming how people experience the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/06/2018 16:55:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

917248

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of pay for criminal legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	905598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Those who undertake criminal legal aid work play an important role in our justice system. It is right that those who represent people, often at their most vulnerable, are paid appropriately for the work that they do and we continue to liaise with the legal profession on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/06/2018 17:00:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

917249

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of offenders participating in work in the community on reducing rates of reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	905599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Offenders leaving prison who find a job in the community are between 6 and 9 percentage points less likely to reoffend than those who do not.</p><p><br>Furthermore, community orders have a more positive impact on reoffending than short custodial sentences (3 percentage points lower over a one year follow-up period) and orders which include an unpaid work requirement are in line with this general trend.</p><p><br>All of the above findings were taken into account when created our employment and education strategy which was launched on 24 May. This strategy aims to ensure that as many offenders as possible get the chance to partake in work both in prison and in the community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/06/2018 16:54:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

917081

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of crown guaranteed pension schemes that operate under the pension protection fund; and if she will provide (a) a list of the names of those schemes, (b) details of the crown guarantee liability and (c) the date when those schemes entered that fund.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	149712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was set up to pay compensation to members of defined benefit schemes where the sponsoring employer is insolvent and the scheme has insufficient assets to secure pensions at PPF compensation levels of above.</p><p> </p><p>There are no pension schemes in the PPF with a crown guarantee, as the guarantor would be required to make up any shortfall in the event of insolvency.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/06/2018 09:19:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

917085

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Mental Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136508, what proportion of the Medical Research Council's budget was spent on mental health research in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	149626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) spend on research relating directly to mental health and total research spend for 2017/18 will be made available once the MRC’s Annual Report and Accounts are laid before Parliament. We would expect the data to be available by the end of the Summer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 07/06/2018 09:30:56 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb