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1172199

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Betting: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of in-game betting on the development of gambling problems among children and young people.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	6145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of concerns that entertainment products, such as some video games, could encourage gambling-like behaviour. We have committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age, and to consider concerns about loot boxes. We will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/01/2020 17:19:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172026

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to ensure the continuation of family reunions and the safe passage of child refugees.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the principle of family reunion, as well as to supporting vulnerable children.</p><p>The UK will continue to be bound by the Dublin Regulation provisions during the transition period, allowing us to continue to transfer family reunion cases to the UK throughout 2020, and we will continue to process all family reunion requests that have been submitted but not completed under Dublin before the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has presented a genuine and sincere offer to the EU on a future reciprocal arrangement for the family reunion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children together with a draft legal text.</p><p>The UK provides a safe and legal route to bring families of refugees together through its refugee family reunion policy. This route will not be affected when we leave the EU. In the year ending March 2020, over 7,400 Refugee Family Reunion visas were issued to partners and children of those previously granted asylum or humanitarian protection in the UK.</p><p>Additionally, Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules provides for family members wishing to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their relationship with a family member who is a British citizen or settled in the UK, and those who are post-flight family of a person granted protection in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/06/2020 13:06:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172048

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Mental Health Services
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 adequacy of access to care for those in mental health crisis, and what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health care in the community.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of people being able to access the support they need when they experience a mental health crisis. We have committed to investing an extra £2.3 billion a year for mental health services by 2023/24. Around half of this will go to improving services to help people experiencing mental health crises and community mental health services.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to 24-hour mental health crisis support being available via NHS 111 by 2023/24 alongside increased investment in a range of complementary and alternative crisis services, improvements in the mental health response from the ambulance service and testing of appropriate access and waiting times standards for urgent and emergency mental healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2019, we announced funding to expand and transform community mental health services for people with mental health conditions in 12 pilot areas. This is the first step in a £975 million investment to transform community mental health services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. These 12 pilot sites will receive £70 million funding for new specialist services for mental health community care, revamping local NHS services to build closer ties with charities, local councils and others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/01/2020 12:22:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 2663 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172049

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Football: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will undertake a trial of safe standing areas in football stadia in England for the next football season.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the football authorities and supporters’ groups to deliver the government’s commitment to move towards introducing areas of standing in football stadia currently subject to the all-seater policy. I will be setting out the government’s next steps once I have considered the findings of the independent research commissioned by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority into the management of standing at football, the associated safety risks, and how these can be mitigated.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/01/2020 10:16:50 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172050

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to enable a fan-led review into football club ownership and management.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the heart of local communities, they have unique social value and many with a great history. It is vital they are protected and fans should have their voices heard.</p><p>We have committed to a fan led review of football governance, which will include consideration of the Owners’ and Directors’ test. I recently met with the EFL to discuss the progress of their own review into club governance and we will take this into account as we decide the scope and structure of a government review.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/01/2020 09:09:18 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172066

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Learning Records Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the privacy of young people of the Learning Records Service's provision of access to their data by gambling firms.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The recent use of the Learning Records Service (LRS) by a data broker was unauthorised and not sanctioned by the department. There was no data released about individual learners, only a confirmation or denial that a record existed.</p><p>Learning Record Service is designed to help learning providers verify their potential student’s previous educational achievements and their eligibility for additional funding.</p><p>Education Providers who wish to use the service must register with the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP). Once they are registered with UKRLP, Education Providers fill out an LRS registration form where their UKRLP data is verified, and sign the LRS provider agreement that states their data protection and security responsibilities.</p><p>We have temporarily disabled the service whilst our investigations are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/01/2020 17:13:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1170623

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud; what the average investigation timeframe is for a case being handled by Action Fraud; what proportion of cases handled by Action Fraud are passed on to the Police for further investigation; and whether she plans to allocate additional funding to Action Fraud.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The government remains committed to improving the law enforcement response to fraud. In the year ending March 2019, Action Fraud recorded on average almost 26,000 calls and online reports of fraud and cyber-crimes every month (ONS, 2019). Official figures show reports of cyber crime and fraud have trebled since Action Fraud was set up in 2013.</p><p>The Government is undertaking a Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) review led by Sir Craig Mackey QPM. The review will cover the powers, capabilities, governance and effectiveness of funding across the policing and law enforcement landscape, and will make recommendations that should be delivered through the 2020 spending review to strengthen the SOC system.</p><p>All Action Fraud reports are passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) within the City of London Police, who are responsible for reviewing and allocating intelligence packages to forces for investigation. Neither Action Fraud or NFIB have any investigatory powers and do not conduct fraud investigations themselves. The role of investigation and enforcement remains with local police forces</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the proportion of cases handled by Action Fraud that are disseminated to police forces for investigation. However, data on the number of fraud cases disseminated by the NFIB to police forces and also the number of fraud outcomes recorded by the police are published annually as part of the Home Office’s ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales’ publication. The latest data can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817769/crime-outcomes-hosb1219.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817769/crime-outcomes-hosb1219.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/02/2020 16:21:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1170257

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is proactively encouraging businesses and investment funds to divest from fossil fuel based activities.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer will be attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting where sustainability is the overarching theme.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>In July 2019, the Government published the UK’s Green Finance Strategy. This set out the steps the Government is taking to encourage companies to consider and disclose their exposure to the financial risks posed by climate change. This includes the risks for investments into economic activities which can be considered as “brown”.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 2582 question first answered 16/01/2020 14:18:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1170258

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government is proactively encouraging universities to divest from fossil fuel based activities.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The government wants the public and higher education sectors to lead by example through reducing energy use and driving decarbonisation across the UK economy. Last year I published an article calling on Universities to lead the climate change debate:</p><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/climate-change-carbon-neutral_uk_5d08a9cae4b0ea7c4a4f220b" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/climate-change-carbon-neutral_uk_5d08a9cae4b0ea7c4a4f220b</a>.</p><p>It is an important issue for universities to consider and we will continue to engage with them on this.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/01/2020 17:01:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1170259

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to curtail the use of diesel trains on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is ensuring the railway plays its part in delivering our ambitions to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to reduce air pollution created by transport.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to expand the electrified rail network where it delivers passenger and environmental benefits and value for money. This allows removal of diesel trains. For example from this month electric trains can run between London and Cardiff.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is developing a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy to inform Government decisions on the scale and pace of further rail decarbonisation, and the reduced use of diesel trains that this will require.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2020 14:33:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West