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1079319

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which hybrid warfare is being used as a tool to interfere with public opinion.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	227167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We know that certain states routinely use hybrid warfare, disinformation, ‘bots’ and hacking as foreign policy tools. It’s not surprising that they should try to influence the UK to further their own agendas. There is no evidence of successful interference, but the UK is not complacent to this threat. We are actively monitoring to identify and understand disinformation campaigns, and are taking action to ensure our democracy remains secure.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/03/2019 12:32:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1078514

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Traffic Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of traffic officers in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	226523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, broken down by Police Force Area, as part of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales ." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales .</a></p><p>These data include officers whose primary function is “Road Policing”, and officers with multiple responsibilities are recorded under their primary function.</p><p>Data are collected from forces in England and Wales, and at Police Force Area level only, therefore information on the number of traffic officers in Coventry is not available, neither is the number of traffic officers for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/03/2019 17:03:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1078626

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists died as a result of road traffic incident in (a) West Derby, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	226500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents in each year between 2010 and 2017 is shown in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The data we hold only covers reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain, we do not have data for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/03/2019 13:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 226500 - Table.docx title cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1087716

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	909770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We have established the Places for Growth Programme to relocate Civil Service roles into the regions and nations. This will see at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The programme is reinforcing the Government’s commitment to driving economic growth across the UK through local industrial strategies, devolution deals and city deals.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:28:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1087717

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government plans to conduct further voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	909771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. A diverse range of local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID and postal vote pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/03/2019 15:29:30 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1087718

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Candidates: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to use the centenary of Nancy Astor’s election to Parliament to encourage more women to stand for public office.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	909772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Everyone in this house owes a great debt to Nancy Astor. As the first woman to take her seat in the Commons in December 1919, she forged the way for women to take their rightful place in our representative democracy - and I’m proud that she was a Conservative. Since 2018 the government’s suffrage centenary fund has been supporting projects to increase women’s political participation in the years to come</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/03/2019 15:29:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

1087719

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that Government (a) suppliers and (b) subcontractors are paid on time.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	909773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that 90% of invoices from SMEs are paid within 5 days, alongside paying all invoices within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>I announced new measures coming into force this year that will exclude suppliers from winning Government contracts if they fail to pay subcontractors on time.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:30:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1087720

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement: Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to use social impact bonds in Government procurement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	909774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>On Monday, I spoke at the Social Value Summit, where I outlined our commitment to recognising social value in major government procurements. Social Impact Bonds, which this Government has pioneered since 2010, are an important part of our commitment to social value, and we encourage contracting authorities to use them in public procurement wherever appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:30:42 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1085844

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to publish a response to its call for evidence on home education.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	909689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>There were more than 3000 responses to the call for evidence which are still being considered. Many dedicated families are doing a very good job educating their children at home, taking on heavy responsibilities in doing so.</p><p>We are concerned, however, that overall numbers of children said to be being educated at home are rising, the reasons for which are complex. We need to help local authorities deal effectively with children who are not in school. We will publish the Government’s response soon.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 16:47:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1085845

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fines for unauthorised school absence on school attendance levels.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	909690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Parents have a duty to ensure their child of compulsory school age, who is registered at school, attends regularly.</p><p>We have not formally assessed the impact of penalty notices but comparable data shows overall absence rates have remained fairly stable across recent years, following a downward trend since 2006/07 (4.7% in 2016/17, compared to 6.5% in 2006/07).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 16:51:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double