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886220

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date	18/04/2018
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made in discussions with the Iranian authorities on the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>​We remain very concerned about all our dual nationals detained in Iran. We continue to raise their cases with the Iranian government at every opportunity, and make decisions in line with what we believe will produce the best outcomes in their cases. However, we will not be providing a running commentary. We judge this will not be helpful, or in the best interest of each case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/04/2018 15:01:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886409

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the West Yorkshire Fire Authority on funding for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers regularly engage with fire and rescue authorities on a number of issues. In 2018/19 West Yorkshire Fire Authority will have a core spending power of £79.1m, an increase of 0.8% (£0.6m) compared with 2017/18.</p><p>At March 2017, West Yorkshire Fire Authority held £33m in reserves, an increase of £24.4m (283%) compared with March 2011.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/04/2018 17:04:36 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886410

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Colne Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what contact his Department has had with businesses in Colne Valley constituency on trade with the EU after the UK leaves the EU with businesses in Colne Valley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>DIT's digital platform provides advice, information and support to exporting businesses on a one to one basis through locally based International Trade Advisors (ITA). The nearest ITA to Colne Valley is based in Huddersfield. Any issues raised, including any about the post EU environment are fed into the DIT Trade Policy team in London.</p><p>DIT Trade Policy and DexEU staff hold meetings across the country to listen to views and concerns of businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2018 13:48:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886411

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding from the Victims Fund that is allocated to West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that victims of crime have access to a broad range of support services, to help them cope with and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime.</p><p> </p><p>We have again allocated Police and Crime Commissioners approximately £68m from our budget to locally commission or provide support services for victims. In 2018/19 the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire will receive almost £2.7m.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, victims in West Yorkshire have access to range of nationally commissioned support services, including three rape support centres, which receive approximately £238k in direct grant funding from the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2018 14:00:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886412

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to devolve the Victims' Fund to Police and Crime Commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that victims of crime have access to a broad range of support services, to help them cope with and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending an estimated £96m this year to fund support services for victims of crime through a mix of local and nationally commissioned services. From this budget, we have again allocated Police and Crime Commissioners around £68m to locally commission emotional and practical support services for victims of crime.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our victims strategy, due to be published in summer, we are developing a new delivery model for support services. We will consider options for further devolution as part of this work.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2018 14:00:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886413

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Colne Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to invest in strategic transport infrastructure in the Colne Valley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department is spending over £13bn from 2015 up to 2020 to transform transport across the North. Investments that benefit the Colne Valley constituency include the planned upgrade of the M62 to Smart Motorway between Junction 20 (Rochdale) and Junction 25 (Brighouse), which is due to start construction before 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>On rail, we are spending £2.6m to lengthen the platforms at Slaithwaite and Marsden, so they can accommodate the longer 5-car Northern services that are due to enter service after the May 2018 timetable change. Between 2019 and 2024, the Department will invest £3 billion to upgrade the Transpennine Route and it is working with Network Rail and Rail North to determine how this can deliver significant benefits for passengers. A phased introduction of improvements is planned from 2022.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/04/2018 09:50:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886415

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Kirklees have engaged with the Prime Minister’s initiative to tackle ethnic inequality that was launched in 2017; and how many of those people were under the age of 25.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Race Disparity Unit has engaged with wide range of national and local and community organisations, academics, local authorities and public service providers, and members of the public from across the UK. The Unit do not collect information on the age or number of individuals from different locations.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/04/2018 11:35:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

873785

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to review The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989,1989 No. 1796, PART III, Regulation 27; what assessment his Department has made of the effect of brighter car headlamps on other road users; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	134899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 already contains a general provision preventing headlamps from causing undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users. However, the regulations governing the performance of lamps fitted to new vehicles are negotiated internationally through the United Nations and, responding to concerns raised by the public about headlamp glare, the UK secured support to establish an experts’ group to review the technical requirements that is expected to report later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the effect of brighter car headlamps on other road users but the Police collect data on collisions routinely and the officer attending the scene can record up to six contributory factors based on their initial assessment of the incident. From 2005 to 2016, dazzle from headlamps at night is recorded in 0.77 percent to 1.04 per cent of accidents and shows no discernible increase over that time period. This suggests that any potential trend for increasingly bright headlamps is having little or no significant effect on road safety.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/04/2018 16:38:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

873788

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Gambling: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of banning gambling adverts on television shown prior to the watershed of 9pm.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	134902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>There are strict controls on the content of all gambling advertisements, including television adverts. Gambling operators who advertise in the UK must comply with the advertising codes, which aim to ensure gambling advertising does not appeal particularly to children or young people or exploit those who are vulnerable. Gambling adverts must not portray, condone or encourage gambling behaviour that is socially irresponsible or could lead to financial, social or emotional harm. The Committees for Advertising Practice recently published guidance setting out tougher standards for interpreting the rules on gambling advertising, focusing on protections for those vulnerable to problem gambling and on free bets and bonuses. Further guidance on protecting children and young people will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising there is an industry-wide voluntary commitment not to advertise on television before 9pm, with the exception of lotteries, bingo and advertising around live sporting events. This code also bans free sign up offers targeted at new customers before 9pm.</p><p> </p><p>We sought evidence on protections around advertising as part of the Government's Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, and outlined a package of measures in our consultation. The consultation closed in January and we will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/04/2018 15:02:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

873790

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Surgery: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's mandate to NHS England for 2018-19, published on 20 March 2018, for reasons the elective surgery waiting time of 18 weeks and the emergency waiting time of 4 hours will not be met until 2020.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	134904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran MP) on 28 March 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=133890" target="_blank">133890</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/04/2018 14:14:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker