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515694

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings
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 potential steps to increase provision of (a) court time and (b) relevantly skilled members of the judiciary to ensure the timely management of legal proceedings on complex planning disputes.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	35494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Planning Court was established in 2014 and has greatly increased the speed in which planning cases are dealt with.</p><p>A dedicated cadre of lawyers and judiciary have been appointed to deal expediently with all significant planning cases.</p><p>The Criminal Courts and Justice Act 2015 introduced a permission stage in applications for statutory review, to remove unmeritorious statutory challenges to planning decisions as early as possible.</p><p>Current statistical data shows that the average time taken for a planning case to be dealt with in the Planning Court has reduced from 46.9 weeks in February 2014 to 25.9 weeks in March 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/05/2016 09:38:16 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

515743

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on enhancing cyber-security in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	904714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Between 2011 and 2016, we invested £860 million in a National Cyber Security Programme to deliver the 2011 UK Cyber Security Strategy. I made a Written Ministerial Statement on the 14<sup>th</sup> April to the House: “Final annual report on the 2011 – 2016 UK Cyber Security Strategy” with an accompanying Annual Report. Key achievements include the launch of the UK’s Computer Emergency Response Team; disruption of cyber threats by the new National Cyber Crime Unit and the growth of the Cyber Essentials scheme for companies. This year, we will be publishing a new five year strategy and launching a new National Cyber Security Centre in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 27/04/2016 11:24:52 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

456822

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the greatest possible engagement by children and young people in the commemoration of the First World War.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	903870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Children and Young People are at the centre of our First World War Centenary Commemorations. We want to see young people across the country learning about the war.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 03/03/2016 14:53:50 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

456740

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the level of the threat of terrorism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	903789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The threat level in Northern Ireland is SEVERE meaning an attack is highly likely. Threat levels are kept under constant review.</p><p>There were 16 national security attacks in 2015 and there has been one so far this year. Many more attacks and murders by violent dissident republicans have been foiled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 02/03/2016 15:25:48 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

450339

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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	Devolution: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to devolve powers to the local level under the Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	25772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Devolution deals are progressing well across the north having already been agreed with Greater Manchester, Sheffield, Tees Valley, the North East and Liverpool, all of which will see directly elected mayors introduced in return for substantial new powers and budgets. Discussions with other areas across the north are progressing.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 11/02/2016 15:46:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

449943

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average benefit to local economies of devolution deals.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	25393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The seven devolution deals that the Government has agreed will give local leaders direct control over the levers of growth in their economies, including new powers and substantial budgets ranging from transport, to adult skills, to long term investment funds. The size of these funds is substantial, for example the West Midlands will receive over £1 billion of additional investment. It will be for mayors and local leaders to set ambitions for growth and job creation as a result of these deals. By giving local areas control over key policies and resources, and making sure that local government more efficient, effective and as possible, devolution deals will give these places the tools that they need to drive forward growth for the benefit of the whole local economy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 10/02/2016 17:04:09 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

449946

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Home Ownership Incentive Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeowners have accessed (a) Help to Buy and (b) Right to Buy.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	25518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Up to September 2015, over 128,000 homes had been purchased with assistance of Help to Buy Equity and Mortgage Guarantee Loans.</p><p>Since 2010/11, over 53,000 thousand tenants have purchased their homes through Right to Buy (and preserved Right to Buy for housing association tenants). The voluntary scheme extending to housing associations will give 1.3 million more families the opportunity to do this.</p><p>The Department publishes statistics on Help to Buy and Right to Buy at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/about/statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/02/2016 17:40:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow