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794479

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library an estimate of the fiscal impact of each of the options in the Consultation on Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>On 31 October the Government published the Consultation on Proposals to Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, together with its impact assessment. The Consultation can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</p><p> </p><p>As policy develops in this area, DCMS will work closely with HM Treasury to establish the fiscal effect.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/11/2017 12:48:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

794481

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to promote the UK as a global financial centre?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is home to the world’s preeminent financial centre. In addition to our natural advantages, such as a central time zone and the English language, we have strengths across all the major sectors – banking, asset management, and insurance – alongside a globally respected regulatory system, and world-class legal and professional services.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to further enhancing this position, as well as strengthening the UK’s already world-leading positions in the markets of the future, whether in FinTech, green and sustainable finance, or rupee and renminbi products. In addition, the government maintains an open and constructive dialogue with the financial services sector. This includes through the Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, which is tasked with boosting and promoting the competitive position of UK financial services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also holds a number of annual Economic and Financial Dialogues (EFD) with key emerging markets, such as the UK-Brazil EFD last held in July, the UK-China EFD taking place this December, and the UK-India EFD which will take place again next year. These EFDs are Chancellor led Treasury to Treasury dialogues, aimed at increasing financial cooperation and establishing the UK as the partner of choice for priority overseas markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/11/2017 17:50:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

794485

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the UK will be able to influence detailed regulation being developed from the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II implements commitments made by the G20 in 2009 in light of the financial crisis. The UK achieved its key objectives in negotiations for MiFID II, which introduces changes that are necessary to support the effective functioning of financial markets.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed regulations under MiFID II, which take the form of delegated acts and regulatory technical standards, are largely complete ahead of their application on 3 January 2018. The UK authorities have been fully engaged in their development. The Chancellor has no plans to make a specific statement at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/11/2017 17:23:49 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

794591

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confirmed victims of human trafficking have been granted discretionary leave to remain in each of the last three years?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted discretionary leave for all reasons can be found online at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 115568 question first answered 27/11/2017 14:33:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

794595

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average period is for which discretionary leave to remain has been granted to survivors of human trafficking in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted discretionary leave for all reasons can be found online at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 115564 question first answered 27/11/2017 14:33:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

793176

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a future Association Agreement for the UK with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	114961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we’re seeking a deal that works for the whole of the UK – not an off the shelf solution. For instance, we are seeking a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement that is of greater scope and ambition than any such existing agreement.</p><p><br>As the Government has already made clear, we are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work that will contribute to our exit negotiations, help to define our future partnership with the EU, and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/11/2017 15:39:39 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

793177

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with (a) HM Revenue and Customs, (b) Home Office Immigration Enforcement, (c) the Metropolitan Police and (d) London Fire Brigade on assessing the application from London Borough of Newham to re-authorise its private landlord licensing scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	114962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>My Department received letters from HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the Metropolitan Police and the London Fire Brigade, in respect of the London Borough of Newham’s application to re-authorise its private landlord licensing scheme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2017 14:54:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

793180

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of human trafficking have received Legal Aid in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	114965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency cannot identify all applicants for legal aid that have been victims of trafficking, as such a status is only captured in certain cases, for example where an individual is bringing a compensation claim against their traffickers. Victims of trafficking can also access other forms of legal aid, although such cases will not be discernible from the LAA’s systems.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Trafficking/Modern Slavery Matters</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures above are based on completed Legal Help/CLR and Civil Representation workload for the time periods requested.</p><p> </p><p>Although our databases record matters related to victims of trafficking, in practice this will also include victims of modern slavery, which cannot be separately reported on.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/12/2017 10:53:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

793181

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average waiting time is for mandatory reconsideration decisions to be processed for claimants of Employment and Support Allowance in the most recent year for which data is available in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Newham.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	114966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available information on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) mandatory reconsiderations clearance times in Great Britain can be found in Table 16 of the ESA Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments quarterly statistics published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2017 17:17:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

793183

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Exploitation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases involving British children exploited in (a) gang crime, (b) violence and (c) drug crime has the statutory defence set out in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 been invoked.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	114968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number and type of cases where the statutory defence set out in section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has been applied are not collated centrally. The statutory defence could arise in any category of offence and may be a consideration in the decision as to whether to charge an individual in circumstances where the defence could apply.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/11/2017 17:26:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms