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622183

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
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 efficacy of knife crime amnesty provisions in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	50327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Knife amnesties are an operational matter for chief constables. Tackling knife crime is a priority for the Government and we have encouraged police forces to undertake a series of coordinated weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation Sceptre. Action under Operation Sceptre includes police forces targeting habitual knife carriers, weapon sweeps, test purchases of knives from retailers, and the use of surrender bins. Twenty-five forces took part in the latest week of action in October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/11/2016 17:52:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

601135

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
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 make it her policy to review the efficacy of sections 103 and 104 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	48561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 introduced new and more flexible powers to make it quicker and easier for police forces and local authorities to protect victims and communities from anti-social and nuisance behaviour.</p><p>The Government issued statutory guidance for frontline professionals in July 2014 on the use of these powers, which included community remedies and anti-social behaviour case reviews under sections 103 and 104 the 2014 Act. We are currently reviewing this guidance to ensure it remains relevant and up to date.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

601148

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Muslim Arbitration Tribunal: Judges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the Judicial Office on permitting district judges to sit as presiding judges at the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	48560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The involvement of judges in outside organisations is covered by the Guide to Judicial Conduct, which is published by the independent judiciary. The guide is publicly available on gov.uk. The Department does not discuss the application of this guidance to individual cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/10/2016 09:32:08 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

584013

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish a list of its special advisers in post.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	46562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong>A full list of Government special advisers will be published in due course, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/10/2016 08:31:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

584050

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the number of Departments of Community Mental Health.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	46563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The provision of mental healthcare to the Armed Forces is kept under regular review, to ensure that it continues to meet the demands placed on it in the light of changes to the size and location of the UK Armed Forces.</p><p>Following a recent review of the Defence Mental Health Services, we are in the process of reshaping the current network of Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs) into a &quot;hub and spoke&quot; model. Once implementation is complete, we will have moved from a total of 16 DCMHs in the UK (plus satellite centres overseas), to 11 &quot;hub&quot; DCMHs located in main centres of military population, plus &quot;spoke&quot; Mental Health Teams (MHTs) serving a further eight locations, making 19 sites in total. Regular visiting clinics will also be held at other military centres around the country.</p><p>Focussing on fewer but larger DCMHs will enable us to provide greater resilience and a more consistent range of clinical and operational capabilities, while the additional of MHTs will increase accessibility and provide a more robust support for delivery to Cyprus, the North West and Wales, as well as improving access for eligible reservists and veterans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/10/2016 14:46:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

584171

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abellio Greater Anglia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to seek compensation for passengers from Abellio Greater Anglia.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	46561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>All franchised Train Operating Companies are required under their franchise agreement to have in place a Passenger’s Charter which will include arrangements for compensation for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Abellio Greater Anglia operate the Delay Repay passenger compensation system in their Passenger’s Charter under which all passengers are entitled to claim compensation for each delay of 30 minutes or more which they experience, whatever the cause. The entitlement is 50% compensation of the single fare for delays of 30 to 59 minutes and 100% of the single fare for delays of 60 minutes or more.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 13:43:18 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

577438

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Remittances: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of remittances by EU A8 citizens resident in the UK since May 2004.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	45350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury has made no estimate of the number of remittances made since May 2004.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/09/2016 16:44:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

577439

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Internal Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue that UK banks and financial institutions receive through passporting rights within the EU since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	45351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Over 5,000 UK firms, including banks, investment firms and insurance companies, hold passports which enable them to provide their financial services and establish branches in other EU Member States. Excluding banks more than three-quarters of all of the firms in the EU that use passporting under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive are based in the UK. However, passporting rights are conferred under several different pieces of EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Supervisory authorities record passport notifications, including into which Member State the passport is being used, but there is no detailed record of the type or scale of their use. The Treasury is engaging with business to further understand the issues affecting the financial services industry as the UK prepares for negotiations to leave the EU, including how firms make use of the different passports available to them.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/09/2016 16:54:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

577517

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: EU Accession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on Turkey's accession to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	45349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>As and when candidate countries have met the requirements for accession in full, it will be for those countries and European Union members at the time to decide on membership. That point remains some way off.</p><p>The UK remains committed to driving reform, embedding stability and addressing shared challenges such as security and migration in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The UK will continue to support countries committed to the accession process in meeting the necessary requirements.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/09/2016 15:08:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

577650

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Clacton-on-Sea Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Abellio Greater Anglia on commitments for station upgrades at Clacton-on-Sea, as part of the new franchise agreed in August 2016.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	45352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The new Franchise Agreement will require that Clacton-on-Sea station is equipped with digital Customer Information System (CIS) screens, help points and CCTV cameras linked back to a central control centre. Passengers at Clacton-on-Sea will also benefit from free of charge improved network bandwidth WiFi at the station by 2018. Abellio shall undertake a refurbishment programme at Clacton-on-Sea. This will include a deep clean of the station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2016 16:24:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell