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536647

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of which pay grade will work in the Department headed by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and where that Department will be based.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The recently announced Department for exiting the European Union will be led at Permanent Secretary level by Oliver Robbins. The new Department will sit at the heart of government and be staffed by the best and brightest from across the civil service and will draw on external expertise if required. The unit will bring together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Foreign Office, Business Department and the wider civil service.</p><p>The department's Ministers are based in 9 Downing Street.</p> answering member constituency Haltemprice and Howden answering member printed Mr David Davis question first answered 20/07/2016 10:23:26 answering member 373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536511

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>We will set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course. We will fully consult on our proposals.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 15:58:07 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536512

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 Justice, when her Department plans to publish its review of employment tribunal fees.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>We expect to announce the conclusion of the review of Employment Tribunals fees in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 16:15:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536513

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of judicial review.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The government remains clear that judicial review, when used properly, is a crucial component of the rule of law.</p><p> </p><p>But too often the system is open to abuse, and that is why we have taken forward reform. These changes include creating the Planning Court, in which significant challenges are considered by judges with planning expertise to time targets, and sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, such as allowing appeals of national significance to more often move direct to the Supreme Court, reducing the potential for delay.</p><p> </p><p>A number of the outstanding reforms will take effect in due course, and the government is currently seeking further views on proposals for providing the courts with information on how judicial review applications are being funded.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 15:45:53 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

535238

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Birds of Prey: Conservation
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 steps her Department has taken to protect birds of prey.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which provides a powerful framework for the conservation of wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats. The Government is committed to ensuring the protection afforded to wild birds of prey is effectively enforced. There are strong penalties for offenders, including imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>Raptor persecution is one of six national wildlife crime priorities and is subject to a prevention, intelligence and enforcement plan.</p><p> </p><p>The National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities affecting birds of prey and provides assistance to police forces when required.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2016 10:47:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

532469

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many big cat sightings have been reported in each year from (a) 2000 to 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>Natural England collects data relating to sightings or signs of exotic mammals including big cats. Data on sightings of big cats, reported to Natural England and its predecessors between 2000 and 2012, can be found by accessing the Natural England section of the National Archives website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for big cat sightings from 2013 is as follows.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No. cases reported</p></td><td><p>No. individual animals reported</p></td><td><p>Confirmed</p></td><td><p>Supported but not confirmed</p></td><td><p>Discounted</p></td><td><p>Probably other cause</p></td><td><p>Inconclusive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no big cat sightings so far this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/07/2016 12:23:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

532471

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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	Circuses: Animal Welfare
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 the Government's policy is on banning wild animals from being used in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>A ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses is a manifesto commitment and will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows. In the interim, the welfare of any wild animals still being used by travelling circuses in England is protected by the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012. Currently, 17 wild animals are licensed by Defra under the Regulations for use by two circuses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2016 11:27:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

528932

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40498, on domestic violence: legal aid scheme, which domestic violence support groups, legal representative bodies and colleagues across Government the Department is working with; and on what basis the decision was made to work with those organisations and not others.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>We are working with a range of organisations, including Rights of Women, the Law Society, Resolution, and the Legal Aid Practitioners Group.</p><p> </p><p>With the guidance of these organisations, and through their associated networks, we have sought to target those with direct experience of how the regulations operate in practice - for victims and practitioners – as we think this is the best way to inform how those regulations may be improved. We have also begun work with the Home Office, as the lead department on domestic violence policy, to better understand the wider context of domestic violence.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/06/2016 15:15:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

528117

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on VAT receipts of changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 before making that announcement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. It will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government Departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reforms. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by a detailed impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 41050 question first answered 29/06/2016 08:58:15 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

528118

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he made of the potential effect of changes to personal injury law and procedure announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, on the recoupment of NHS treatment costs before that announcement was made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. It will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government Departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reforms. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by a detailed impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 41082 question first answered 29/06/2016 08:58:14 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter