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227276

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 430W, on broadband, in which enterprise zones superfast broadband is currently (a) available throughout and (b) partially available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Superfast broadband is available throughout the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Harlow Essex</p><p>Anglia</p><p>Lancashire</p><p>Hereford</p><p>Kent</p><p>Daresbury</p><p>Alconbury</p><p>Solent</p><p>MIRA Leicestershire</p><p>Cornwall</p><p>Mersey/Liverpool Waters</p><p>North East</p><p><br><br></p><p>Superfast broadband is partially available in the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Humber</p><p>Oxford</p><p>Nottingham</p><p>Sheffield</p><p>Northampton</p><p>Tees Valley</p><p><br><br></p><p>In the following Enterprise Zones, which all have partial coverage of superfast broadband, SMEs on some or all sites are also eligible to apply to the BDUK Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme to improve their broadband connectivity:</p><p><br><br></p><p>London</p><p>Leeds</p><p>Manchester</p><p>Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>Black Country</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/03/2015 13:21:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227279

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Small Business Research Initiative: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what technologies are being developed with support from his Department's Small Business Research Initiative programme; and what assessment he has made of the future potential uses of those technologies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) uses the Small Business Research Initiative, in conjunction with its own methods, to access innovation from a broad technology supply base. Most of the MOD's Small Business Research Initiative efforts have been with the MOD's Centre of Defence Enterprise as part of the continuing investigation of a full range of technologies relevant to defence.</p><p>Since 2008, the Centre of Defence Enterprise has funded over 900 projects covering diverse technologies from cyber to clothing. Over 70% of these have been in conjunction with the Small Business Research Initiative. A full list of all contracts from the Centre of Defence Enterprise since April 2012 is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cde-funded-contracts</p><p>Technologies explored through this route are assessed and evaluated by the MOD's Science and Technology Programme or through development of specific equipment projects.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:15:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 52149 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227305

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what technologies are being developed with support from the Small Business Research Initiative programmes of (a) his Department and (b) NHS England; and what assessment he has made of the future potential uses of those technologies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department, through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), is currently funding the development of a number of technologies aimed at promoting patient empowerment and sustainability in kidney care. Six phase 2 SBRI contracts valued at £2 million were awarded in February 2015. The technologies being developed range from diagnostics to digital solutions, for use in the home and in secondary care. Potential uses include early infection detection in patients on peritoneal dialysis, prevention of acute kidney injury and renal patient transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is also supporting, through SBRI, the development of enabling technologies for genomics sequence data analysis and interpretation. In March 2015 five phase 2 SBRI contracts, valued at £8 million, were awarded for the development of next generation sequencing technologies which were assessed as having the potential to help deliver the Prime Minister’s 100,000 Genome Project. Potential uses are in the areas of diagnostics related to genome screening, clinical research, gene-discovery and wider use of stratified medicine. The technologies are hoped to provide more accurate variant calling and annotation pipelines, new ways of expressing the reference genomes, improving human leukocyte antigen genotyping and intuitive user interfaces to allow clinicians to interpret variants from next generation sequencing machines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS England SBRI Healthcare programme currently has 138 contracts with companies to develop innovative technologies to address known healthcare needs. These range from diagnostics to digital management solutions; embracing conditions such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia and patient safety and bringing solutions for mental health, primary and acute care. Assessment of the programme by the Office of Health Economics and the SBRI Healthcare team in 2014 has shown that since 2012 the pipeline has a potential to secure £434 million efficiency savings each year for the next decade. Assessment of the programme also shows that 150 jobs have been created, 31 patents awarded and over £10 million of additional investment has been leveraged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The technologies supported include a light therapy sleep mask for the prevention of diabetic retinopathy; ultraviolet scope enabling intraoperative visibility of cancer cells in surgery; a point of care cardiac diagnostic to fully diagnose a heart attack within 20 minutes and a blood test to definitively rule out a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2015 14:35:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226744

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of homophobic hate crime there were in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>All forms of hate crime are deplorable and it’s important that victims are <br>protected and have the confidence to come forward. The Government is driving <br>forward work to tackle hostility and hate crime. We have toughened up <br>sentencing and are working closely with the police and other agencies to <br>increase reporting, improve support and prevent these terrible crimes happening <br>in the first place. <br><br>We continue to work with our voluntary sector partners to raise awareness of <br>hate crime at local and national events, and explore opportunities to promote <br>the use of the True Vision web tool further, including through targeted social <br>media advertising with direct messages to specific groups.<br><br>The Government’s action plan on hate crime, published in 2012, and progress <br>report, published in May 2014, outline actions currently being taken by the <br>Government to tackle hate crime, as well as the many actions which have already <br>been completed. <br><br>The Home Office has collected information on the number of disability and <br>sexual orientation hate crimes recorded by the police at the police force area <br>level since 2011/12. Data are therefore available for the Metropolitan police <br>area and for England and Wales for the three years, 2011/12, 2012/13 and <br>2013/14. The available information is given in the Table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Number of sexual orientation and disability hate crimes recorded by the police in the Metropolitan police area and England and Wales, 2011/12 to 2013/14</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Numbers</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>England and Wales, recorded crime</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td><td><strong>2013/14</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Sexual orientation hate crimes</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan police</td><td>1,234</td><td>1,132</td><td>1,213</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>England and Wales</strong></td><td><strong>4,362 </strong></td><td><strong>4,261 </strong></td><td><strong>4,622 </strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Disability hate crimes</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan police</td><td>120</td><td>108</td><td>124</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>England and Wales</strong></td><td><strong>1,757 </strong></td><td><strong>1,843 </strong></td><td><strong>1,985 </strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><em>Source: Police recorded crime, Home Office</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on hate crimes, including force level figures, can be found at this link: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crimes-england-and-wales-2013-to-2<br>014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/03/2015 15:17:31 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226745

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of disability hate crime there were in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>All forms of hate crime are deplorable and it’s important that victims are <br>protected and have the confidence to come forward. The Government is driving <br>forward work to tackle hostility and hate crime. We have toughened up <br>sentencing and are working closely with the police and other agencies to <br>increase reporting, improve support and prevent these terrible crimes happening <br>in the first place. <br><br>We continue to work with our voluntary sector partners to raise awareness of <br>hate crime at local and national events, and explore opportunities to promote <br>the use of the True Vision web tool further, including through targeted social <br>media advertising with direct messages to specific groups.<br><br>The Government’s action plan on hate crime, published in 2012, and progress <br>report, published in May 2014, outline actions currently being taken by the <br>Government to tackle hate crime, as well as the many actions which have already <br>been completed. <br><br>The Home Office has collected information on the number of disability and <br>sexual orientation hate crimes recorded by the police at the police force area <br>level since 2011/12. Data are therefore available for the Metropolitan police <br>area and for England and Wales for the three years, 2011/12, 2012/13 and <br>2013/14. The available information is given in the Table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Number of sexual orientation and disability hate crimes recorded by the police in the Metropolitan police area and England and Wales, 2011/12 to 2013/14</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Numbers</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>England and Wales, recorded crime</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td><td><strong>2013/14</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Sexual orientation hate crimes</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan police</td><td>1,234</td><td>1,132</td><td>1,213</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>England and Wales</strong></td><td><strong>4,362 </strong></td><td><strong>4,261 </strong></td><td><strong>4,622 </strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Disability hate crimes</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan police</td><td>120</td><td>108</td><td>124</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>England and Wales</strong></td><td><strong>1,757 </strong></td><td><strong>1,843 </strong></td><td><strong>1,985 </strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><em>Source: Police recorded crime, Home Office</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information on hate crimes, including force level figures, can be found at this link: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crimes-england-and-wales-2013-to-2<br>014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/03/2015 15:28:33 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226746

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the implementation of recommendations of the Report of the Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing, published in May 2013.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing was commissioned by <br>the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in relation to mental health issues in <br>London. It is therefore the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police Service <br>(MPS) to implement the recommendations. I am aware that the MPS has undertaken <br>considerable work both on the Commission’s recommendations and enhancing its <br>response to those experiencing mental ill health. <br><br>Many of the issues raised in the report have wider national applicability and <br>the Home Office has worked jointly with the Department of Health, police <br>and local health partners on a wide range of measures to improve the way in <br>which those experiencing a mental health crisis can be assisted. These include <br>the introduction of the Crisis Care Concordat in February 2014 now being <br>implemented in all local areas and which defines the roles and responsibilities <br>of local partners in respect of those experiencing mental ill health thereby <br>improving the speed and effectiveness of their responses. They also include <br>the roll out of Liaison and Diversion schemes in police custody and the courts,<br>which from April this year will cover 50% of the population of England; street triage <br>schemes which have reduced by around a quarter the number of police arrests <br>under section 136 of the mental health act and reduced the frequency of use of <br>police cells as places of safety for those so detained; and the launch of an <br>innovative pilot of an alternative place of safety in Sussex to increase local <br>capacity. <br><br>The Home Office and Department of Health recently jointly reviewed the <br>operation of Mental Health Act powers and the resulting report published in <br>December 2014 made clear our intention to amend relevant legislation, including <br>making it unlawful to use police cells as places of safety for those under 18. <br><br>In addition, the Home Secretary commissioned a further inspection by Her <br>Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary of the treatment of <br>vulnerable people in police custody (which reported on 10 March). In October, <br>the Home Secretary announced a review of police data on the use of powers under <br>the Mental Health Act and the use of force to improve our knowledge of, and <br>the transparency of, police actions in respect of the mentally ill. <br><br>The College of Policing is conducting a thorough review of relevant training, <br>and work is underway to transfer custody health care commissioning from the <br>police to NHS England from next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/03/2015 15:14:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226748

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the level of street prostitution in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) the UK; and what steps she is taking to protect women working in street prostitution through (i) facilitating safe exit programmes and (ii) other measures.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate information on the levels of prostitution. <br>Local areas and police forces are in the best position to identify and respond <br>to issues around prostitution in their area. <br><br>We are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation that can be associated <br>with prostitution, and believe that people who want to leave prostitution <br>should be given every opportunity to find routes out. The safety of people <br>involved in prostitution is our overriding concern. This was one of the aspects <br>considered in our review of effective practice to support partners in tackling <br>issues around prostitution, and which was published on Gov.uk. In addition, we <br>are proud to have supported the establishment of the National ‘Ugly Mugs’ <br>Scheme to help protect people involved in prostitution from violent and abusive <br>individuals. A Home Office funded pilot brought together a number of <br>locally-run ‘Ugly Mugs’ projects, which encourage sex workers to report <br>incidents of violence and abuse. Details of perpetrators are then shared with <br>other people involved in prostitution to help improve safety, and can be passed <br>on to the police if the victim consents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/03/2015 18:08:50 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226749

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people on whom tasers were used by the police in (a) each London borough, (b) each police authority and (c) in the UK were aged (i) under 12, (ii) under 14, (iii) under 16, (iv) under 18, (v) under 21, (vi) under 24, (vii) over 35, (viii) over 40, (ix) over 50, (x) over 55, (xi) over 60, (xii) over 65, (xiii) over 70, (xiv) over 75 and (xv) over 80 in the last five years; and what proportion of those people were (A) from each ethnic group and (B) estimated to have had mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The cost of identifying the information and providing it in the format <br>requested would be disproportionate.<br><br>The Home Secretary already set out in October 2014 that there is a need to <br>bring much greater transparency and accountability to how the sensitive tactic <br>of Taser is used, and has asked Chief Constable David Shaw to conduct an<br>in-depth review of the publication of Taser data and other use of force. This review will <br>consider how to publish data on the age, ethnicity and location of Taser usage <br>for publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/03/2015 15:15:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226195

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which businesses are providing advice and support through the Growth Voucher scheme; and how many businesses have received such assistance from each such business to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The support is delivered at two stages within the Growth Vouchers programme.</p><p> </p><p>The first is an assessment, either face to face or online, that helps businesses identify their support needs and decide what advice they need to help them grow. The face to face assessment is delivered by advisers on behalf of the delivery partners Cavendish Consortium, Winning Pitch, and West Midlands Chamber of Commerce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the Growth Vouchers programme began 15 months ago, there have been 31,513 applications of which 20,661 businesses have received the first stage assessment. After this assessment is completed, businesses are randomly selected to receive a voucher.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The second stage of support is in the form of vouchers to help pay for external advice from suppliers in the private sector. Of the 20,661 who undertook the initial business assessment, 15,600 received a voucher. This means that over £31 million worth of Growth Vouchers have been distributed, giving small businesses the opportunity to purchase advice at a subsidised rate. Those businesses that did not receive a voucher make up the control group of businesses that we will use to assess the impact of the advice being delivered as part of the research we are conducting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Businesses with a voucher can then go on to select a supplier from the 3,424 Growth Voucher accredited suppliers listed on Enterprise Nation’s online marketplace (<a href="https://marketplace.enterprisenation.com/" target="_blank">https://marketplace.enterprisenation.com/</a>). 844 small business advice suppliers have delivered advice to 2,152 small businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 8,103 businesses that have a valid voucher, who will have until the expiry date on the voucher to redeem the subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/03/2015 15:43:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 50321 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226212

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent assessment is of default rates under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme; and with what frequency his Department makes such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme is administered by the British Business Bank (BBB), which was set up by the Secretary of State to manage such programmes professionally. The BBB closely monitors the performance of the scheme on a quarterly basis. The scheme default rate, which was 11.5% as at 31st December 2014 on the original drawn loan balance, does not reflect the overall cost to Government as not all defaults lead to a claim being made against the guarantee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EFG is a valuable programme that, since launch, has supported additional lending to small and medium sized businesses by enabling over 23,000 loans with a total value of some £2.4bn (as at 31 December 2014) and has a significant wider economic benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/03/2015 15:01:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna