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1125319

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date	08/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of planned increases to the employer contributions of the police pension scheme on police officer recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The additional cost to policing in 2019-20 of employer contributions to police pensions is estimated to be £330 million.</p><p>The 2019-20 police funding settlement provides additional funding of over £970 million, including general Government grant funding, pensions grant, council tax precept and investment in national priorities. This substantial increase in funding will enable forces to meet their genuine financial pressures as well as to invest in key capabilities. Police and Crime Commissioners have already set out plans to hire an additional 2,900 officers and nearly 600 police staff and PCSOs.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/05/2019 14:06:20 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125320

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Asthma: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of asthma prescription charges on lifelong asthma sufferers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 17/05/2019 12:34:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125321

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Social Media: Freedom of Expression
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 steps he is taking to ensure free speech on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upholding free speech, and legislation is already in place to protect these fundamental rights. However, this freedom cannot be an excuse to cause harm or spread hatred.</p><p> </p><p>The Online Harms White Paper sets out the Government's proposals for making the UK the safest place to be online. The proposed independent regulator will have an obligation to protect users' rights online, particularly rights to privacy and freedom of expression. It will ensure that the new regulatory requirements do not lead to a disproportionately risk averse response from companies that unduly limits freedom of expression, including by limiting participation in public debate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/05/2019 09:54:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125331

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women the Metropolitan police force area received an immediate custodial sentence of (a) less than and (b) more than six months for each category of offence from the (i) crown courts and (ii) magistrates courts in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of female offenders sentenced to custody by court level and police force area, including the metropolitan police force area, in 2017, can be found in the Court outcomes by Police Force Area data tool, which can be found at the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Select the drop down boxes referring to custodial sentence length in order to establish sentence lengths. Select female from the sex drop box and, once having done this, young adults and adults to establish women. Offence classification can be found in both the Offence Type and Offence group boxes, depending on which categorisation is required here.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2018 are planned for publication on 16 May 2019, with data for 2019 planned for publication in May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community. To achieve this, we have invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/05/2019 17:12:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125333

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of effect of hydraulic fracturing operations on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK has potentially significant shale gas reserves, but exploration is necessary to understand whether it will be possible to technically and commercially extract these reserves. The Government is supportive of shale gas exploration to understand the size of the UK opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/05/2019 14:02:27 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125334

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what her Department's policy is on the integration of European armed forces plan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of an integration of European armed forces plan. The UK supports increased cooperation and interoperability between armed forces, including at European level, for example through joint exercises and development of defence capabilities. Such cooperation must be complementary with NATO, the cornerstone of our defence.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/05/2019 16:10:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125335

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) existing and (b) proposed commitments the Government has made to the European defence union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence. The UK has welcomed closer cooperation on security and defence at EU level, to the extent that it is coherent with NATO. The Political Declaration agreed in November 2018 provides the basis for a flexible and scalable future security partnership. The UK, along with other EU Member States, has been clear that we retain full sovereign control over defence policy and decision making.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/05/2019 14:34:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125337

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Australia: Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Australia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Australia continue to exercise alongside each other regularly. Plans include:</p><p>Exercise Pacific Kukri involving elements of British Forces Brunei in Australia enabled by the Australian Army.</p><p>Exercise Talisman Sabre, primarily a US/Australian Exercise, but also involving Royal Marine and RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Diamond Strike, a US/Australian air warfare exercise, also involving a small number of RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Bersama Lima, the key annual exercise for the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, including force elements from the RAF participating alongside the RAAF in 2019</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:27:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125339

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Canada: Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Canada.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>As founding members of NATO, the UK and Canada regularly exercise together in NATO exercises, such as the US-led Baltops this summer and the UK-led Joint Warrior. Outside of NATO the UK and Canada plan to exercise together in a range of different exercises, including Cutlass Fury in September 2019, Nanook-Tuugaalik in 2020 and Maple Flag in 2021 should it be reinstated by the Canadians.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:24:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125340

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the English Baccalaureate on UK performance within international league tables.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) measures pupils’ performance against a range of core academic subjects, and keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers. The international comparisons studies that the Department participates in assess pupils’ performance in reading, mathematics and science.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of pupils in state-funded schools taking the EBacc combination of subjects has increased from 22% in 2010 to 38% in 2018. In particular, the proportion of pupils taking history or geography has increased from 48% to 78%.</p><p> </p><p>A Sutton Trust report, available at <a href="https://www.suttontrust.com/research-paper/changing-the-subject/" target="_blank">https://www.suttontrust.com/research-paper/changing-the-subject/</a>, shows that pupils in 300 schools which had increased EBacc take up were more likely to achieve good GCSEs in maths and English, and that pupils eligible for the pupil premium also benefited. A study by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, available at <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CLS-WP-201711-Incentivising-specific-combinations-of-subjects-does-it-make-any-difference-to-university-access.pdf" target="_blank">https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CLS-WP-201711-Incentivising-specific-combinations-of-subjects-does-it-make-any-difference-to-university-access.pdf</a>, found that studying the EBacc combination of GCSE subjects increases the likelihood that a pupil will stay on in full-time education.</p><p>The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results for 2015 showed that our 15 year olds continue to perform significantly above the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average in science, at the OECD average for mathematics, and, for the first time, above the OECD average in reading. Results for PISA 2018 will be available in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/05/2019 12:26:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell