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621948

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Commercial Broadcasting: Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish its consultation on regulatory reform of the commercial radio sector.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	50454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>We hope to publish a consultation paper on commercial radio deregulation in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/11/2016 14:40:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

621957

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many male civil servants have applied for shared parental leave since April 2015; and whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of male civil servants eligible for such leave in that period.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The information on uptake of shared parental leave is not collected centrally, so we are unable to provide the numbers. It is not possible to estimate the numbers as it depends on the individual’s personal circumstances. The Civil Service has a long history of enabling employees to work flexibly in order to achieve a positive work-life balance and help attract and retain staff, especially those with caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/10/2016 16:19:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621985

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	Hate Crime: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of offences relating to online hate content in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	50369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on prosecutions and convictions for hate crime, held by the Ministry of Justice, does not include details of whether an offence was committed through online activity.</p><p>On 26 July we published a comprehensive new cross-Government Hate Crime Action plan to drive forward action against hate crime. This includes education programmes to prevent hate incidents and measures to improve the police response and recording of hate crime. It also includes £2.4million for security at places of worship which are vulnerable to hate crime and £300,000 funding for community groups to tackle hate crime in innovative ways, including the potential to tackle hate crime online.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/11/2016 17:25:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

621986

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	Lasers: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions laser pen type items have been seized in the vicinity of regional and international airports in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	50370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/11/2016 17:51:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

621987

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) Wirral of not making up the shortfall in funding from the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund after the 2014 to 2020 programme has concluded.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	50517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The government has provided a guarantee for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before the Autumn Statement. The government has also provided a guarantee for all projects signed after the Autumn Statement and before the UK’s departure from the European Union, if they provide good value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities. The government has not made a forecast of funding allocations for the 2021 to 2027 programme period. For the 2014-2020 programme period Liverpool City Region has received a European Social and Investment Fund allocation of €221.9m. Officials are beginning the longer-term work of considering how best to support our regions following the UK’s departure from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 50518 50600 question first answered 31/10/2016 15:29:27 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

621992

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of prioritising NHS treatment for armed forces veterans.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	50620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the effectiveness of prioritising National Health Service treatment for Armed Forces veterans. Priority treatment for veterans relates to health requirements resulting from their time in the Armed Forces and is subject to clinical needs of others. Decisions are therefore made on an individual basis and subject to the clinical judgement of those involved. We are working with the Royal British Legion to consider what more can be done to raise awareness of the priority treatment process for veterans with service related health needs.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 31/10/2016 16:32:10 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

622001

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Col 7WS, what consideration his Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	50470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>On 17 October the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families laid a Written Ministerial Statement before this House reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It stated that both the UNCRC articles and the Committee’s recent Concluding Recommendations serve as a helpful and important guide to making sure that our policies - whether they hold direct or indirect consequences – consider children.</p><p>It is very important that we analyse the impact of polices in relation to particular groups: this is a fundamental part of good policy-making. This is done in a range of ways, particularly through engagement with civil society and professionals. In addition, the Cabinet Office’s own guidance encourages all government departments to consider, and set out in summary, the anticipated effects of legislation on children and on the compatibility of draft legislation with the UNCRC. This guidance can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/10/2016 16:15:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622006

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Col 7WS, what consideration her Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	50471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>On 17 October I laid a Written Ministerial Statement before this House reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It stated that both the UNCRC articles and the Committee’s recent Concluding Recommendations serve as a helpful and important guide to making sure that our policies – whether they hold direct or indirect consequences – consider children.</p><p> </p><p>It is very important that we analyse the impact of polices in relation to particular groups: this is a fundamental part of good policy-making. This is done in a range of ways, particularly through engagement with civil society and professionals. In addition, Cabinet Office guidance encourages all government departments to consider, and set out in summary, the anticipated effects of legislation on children and on the compatibility of draft legislation with the UNCRC. This guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In the Department for Education, impact on children and families is a core consideration when developing policy. This is reflected in reforms since May 2015, such as the Childcare Act (2016) and the Education and Adoption Act (2016). This last reflects, for example: CRC Article 2 on non-discrimination; Article 3 on best interests of the child; Article 28 –on a child’s right to education; Article 20 on children deprived of family environment; and Article 21 on adoption. Impact assessments are regularly undertaken by the Department for Education where children are directly affected by proposed changes. Most recently, on 18 May, the government introduced the Children and Social Work Bill. At that time the Department published an in-depth child rights impact assessment of the Bill’s contents. Secondary legislation will similarly be scrutinised against the CRC.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/11/2016 14:39:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622012

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Col 7WS, what consideration his Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	50472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of considering the articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside other Government Departments we report every five years to the UN Committee on our compliance. Following the most recent oral hearing in May 2016, the UN Committee has made a number of concluding observations. We will be able to demonstrate progress against these observations during the next reporting round.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 31/10/2016 18:03:00 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622018

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent vexatious lawsuits being brought against British servicemen.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	50358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to putting a stop to ill-founded claims against our service personnel resulting from military operations overseas. We recently announced our presumption to derogate from the relevant Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in future conflicts, whenever the conditions for doing so are met. Derogation will help to protect our military personnel from opportunistic ECHR-based legal claims, which will support them in taking difficult decisions on the battlefield. This will enable us to spend more of our growing defence budget on Service personnel rather than fees for lawyers. We will announce further measures in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/11/2016 16:37:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight