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686064

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Online Dating: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of introducing proposals for the regulation of online dating sites.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of introducing proposals for the regulation of online dating sites.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2017 15:11:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

685495

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Shellfish: Non-native Species
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of the invasive species of demon shrimp, dikerogammarus haemobaphes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Defra’s “Check, Clean, Dry” campaign promotes good biosecurity to help slow the spread of invasive non-native species and, in particular, prevent their introduction to uninfected waterbodies. It is widely promoted to, by and amongst water users including water companies, anglers and recreational boaters. Government agencies routinely follow its good practice. Our focus has been on limiting the spread, when <em>Dikerogammarus haemobaphes</em> was identified in Great Britain it was already widespread within the canal and river network; as such eradication is not considered feasible.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has recently adopted a regulatory position that will reduce this risk and incentivise the water industry to develop methods for water transferred in this way to prevent the spread of these species. This is one of a number of invasive non-native species that can be spread through untreated water transferred from one region to another by water companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/02/2017 09:56:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

686237

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	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 steps he is taking to tackle discrimination against women who are expecting or have children; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation on maternity and flexible working pay.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>On 26 January the Government responded to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination, setting out measures to protect pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace. This included a commitment to review existing redundancy protections. A copy of that response can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregnancy-and-maternity-discrimination-response-to-the-select-committee-report" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The parental leave and pay system was reviewed in 2011 as part of the modern workplaces consultation. This resulted in the introduction of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay system in 2015 and the extension of the Right to Request Flexible Working to all employees with six months’ continuous service in 2014. These policies are due to be evaluated in 2018-2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2017 11:11:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

685586

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that drivers from other EU member states who are charged with traffic offences in the UK are dealt with effectively by their national authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government does not seek to intervene in the manner in which other EU Governments deal with their citizens. Nonetheless, foreign drivers are subject to UK laws and penalties whilst using UK roads and can be fined or prosecuted for violating those laws or served with a Penalty Charge Notice for civil contraventions. Where a foreign-registered vehicle appears to be a persistent offender, local authorities may opt to use their powers to clamp or remove the vehicle to ensure the vehicle operator complies with parking restrictions and pays any penalty charges that are due.</p><p> </p><p>Courts are legally required to notify DVLA of any penalty and it is recorded in its database for use in any future sentencing or licence application. Although penalty points allocated to foreign licence holders driving in this country do not appear on their national licences, they still count towards a disqualification under the “totting-up” provisions in this country.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2017 10:49:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

685590

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise the use of electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>We are investing more than £600m to 2020 in addition to a further £270m announced at the Autumn Statement, funding one the most comprehensive packages of support in the world for ultra-low emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/02/2017 10:46:06 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

686223

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new apprenticeships resulting from the expansion of Heathrow airport; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that expansion on the skill bank of workers in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has publicly committed to create10,000 new apprenticeships ‎by 2030 at an expanded airport, thereby doubling the number offered. The draft Airports National Policy Statement laid before Parliament on Thursday 2 February also sets out the Government's expectation that the airport will maximise the employment and skills opportunities for local residents to share the benefits of expansion with neighbouring communities. HAL itself has pledged to reduce youth employment in the five boroughs closest to the airport with expansion at the airport expected to generate tens of thousands of local jobs by 2030.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/02/2017 12:27:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

686241

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Racial Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the handling of racially motivated attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education regularly meets Cabinet colleagues including the Home Secretary, and discusses a wide range of policy and delivery issues.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/02/2017 10:29:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon