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422294

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that adequate financial resources were allocated to investigations into cases of historical child sexual abuse in (a) the London Borough of Lambeth, (b) London and (c) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	12457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>No case of child abuse is ‘historical’ for victims and survivors. They must live with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives. The allocation of resources on investigations into cases of child sexual abuse, including abuse that has taken place in the past, is an operational matter for the police and law enforcement.</p><p>We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat which means that police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners must have in place the capabilities they need to protect children from sexual abuse. In 2015/16 we provided an additional £10 million to the National Crime Agency for the creation of more specialist teams to tackle online child sexual exploitation. We have also made available £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which coordinates the handling of multiple historical child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and up to £1.5 million to support regional coordinators and analysts to oversee the implementation of the National Policing Plan for tackling Child Sexual Exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 12458 12459 question first answered 22/10/2015 16:09:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

422296

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for investigations into cases of historical child sexual abuse in (a) the London Borough of Lambeth, (b) London and (c) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	12458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>No case of child abuse is ‘historical’ for victims and survivors. They must live with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives. The allocation of resources on investigations into cases of child sexual abuse, including abuse that has taken place in the past, is an operational matter for the police and law enforcement.</p><p>We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat which means that police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners must have in place the capabilities they need to protect children from sexual abuse. In 2015/16 we provided an additional £10 million to the National Crime Agency for the creation of more specialist teams to tackle online child sexual exploitation. We have also made available £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which coordinates the handling of multiple historical child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and up to £1.5 million to support regional coordinators and analysts to oversee the implementation of the National Policing Plan for tackling Child Sexual Exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 12457 12459 question first answered 22/10/2015 16:09:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

422307

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources allocated within the Metropolitan Police to investigate cases of historical child sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	12459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>No case of child abuse is ‘historical’ for victims and survivors. They must live with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives. The allocation of resources on investigations into cases of child sexual abuse, including abuse that has taken place in the past, is an operational matter for the police and law enforcement.</p><p>We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat which means that police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners must have in place the capabilities they need to protect children from sexual abuse. In 2015/16 we provided an additional £10 million to the National Crime Agency for the creation of more specialist teams to tackle online child sexual exploitation. We have also made available £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which coordinates the handling of multiple historical child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and up to £1.5 million to support regional coordinators and analysts to oversee the implementation of the National Policing Plan for tackling Child Sexual Exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 12457 12458 question first answered 22/10/2015 16:09:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

421422

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons information held by her Department regarding the ethnicity, age and gender of people involved in police Taser incidents has not been included in annually published statistics; and if she will ensure such information is included in future publications of annual police Taser incident statistics.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	11921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports the need for transparent and accurate data on how the police are using force. That is why the Home Secretary asked Chief Constable David Shaw to carry out an in depth review of Taser data and other use of force. The review will present options for collecting, collating and publishing data on how force including Taser is being used by the police, who it is being used on, and what the outcomes are. Chief Constable David Shaw’s Use of Force Data Review is expected to report to the Home Secretary later this year. As with sensitive powers like stop and search, the police use of force warrants proper accountability and transparency.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 11920 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:44:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 24211 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

421445

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an investigation into the reasons for the proportion of Taser incidents which involve black people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	11920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports the need for transparent and accurate data on how the police are using force. That is why the Home Secretary asked Chief Constable David Shaw to carry out an in depth review of Taser data and other use of force. The review will present options for collecting, collating and publishing data on how force including Taser is being used by the police, who it is being used on, and what the outcomes are. Chief Constable David Shaw’s Use of Force Data Review is expected to report to the Home Secretary later this year. As with sensitive powers like stop and search, the police use of force warrants proper accountability and transparency.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 11921 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:44:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 24209 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418253

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the review on the impact of tribunal fees announced by his Department in March 2015 was transferred to the Ministry of Justice; and for what reason that transfer took place.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for employment tribunal fees and the post-implementation review of the impact. The details of this review were announced on 11 June 2015 and it is expected to complete later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills collated publically available information on employment tribunals and shared it with the Ministry of Justice in March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/09/2015 10:12:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418254

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 2124, how many beneficiaries under each round of the Regional Growth Fund have by mutual agreement not drawn down the full amount that was made available to them.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below sets out the number of beneficiaries under Rounds 1 to 3 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) who have by mutual agreement not drawn down the full amount that was made available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Round 4 is still being concluded and subsequent rounds of the Fund are ongoing with many of the beneficiaries still within their payment period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RGF Round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of beneficiaries*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>These figures exclude projects where the balance of unclaimed grant is less than £10,000 as the minimum RGF grant is £1 million.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/09/2015 09:17:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418255

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 4159, how the level of fees paid to firms for their work in the disposal of shares in Royal Mail was determined; what key performance indicators were set and what outcomes were identified for that work; and whether a competitive tendering process took place.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The level of fees was determined on the basis of previous fees charged for similar services relating to the sale of Government assets and was subject to a competitive tendering process.</p><p> </p><p>The key performance indicator and outcome in this instance was the delivery of a successful secondary sale of Royal Mail shares.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 9302 question first answered 15/09/2015 16:01:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417524

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the relationship is between the priorities of the Grand Challenges and the Eight Great Technologies programmes.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>All of the Grand Challenges relate either to the Eight Great Technologies and/or to objectives published in the Science and Innovation Strategy December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/09/2015 10:22:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417525

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the comments made by a spokesperson for his Department as reported in The Guardian on 16 August 2015, when the final figure on the number of Growth Vouchers issued will be available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The final figure on the number of Growth Vouchers issued is available now. This was provided in the response to Written Question UIN 9284. The final figure is 19,713.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 08:57:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna