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806568

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Audio-visual Industry: Employment
	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 recent assessment she has made on levels of employment in the audio-visual sector of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text We have commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, ahead of our exit from the EU. This commission will provide a clear channel for business and other employers to express their views, and their findings will be used to inform decisions about the post EU exit immigration arrangements. The government will be setting out our initial proposals for a new immigration system in due course. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:47:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

806570

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Audio-visual Industry: Origin Marking
	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 recent representations she has received from the audio-visual sector on the Country of Origin principle; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text We have been engaging with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy and all regions of the UK to understand their exit priorities. Industry has raised with us the significance of maintaining the ‘Country of Origin’ principle, and the government understands the importance of this principle for the audio-visual sector. <br /><p>We are committed to working closely with the sector to ensure that this issue is fully explored and considered as the UK develops its stance on exit negotiations, as part of the overall effort to secure the best deal for the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:48:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

806491

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Ofcom: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom will continue to be a member of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	119567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The UK's negotiations for exiting the EU are complex and the Government is focused on securing the right deal for Britain. Together with the Department for Exiting the European Union, we are analysing all the impacts of leaving the EU, including future involvement in European organisations. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 11:20:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

804475

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
	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 recent assessment she has made of whether BT Group’s voluntary offer to deliver a universal service obligation in broadband will deliver universal 10mbps coverage across the UK by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	118678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The Government’s ambition is to ensure universal access to broadband at minimum speeds of 10Mbps by 2020, so that no home or business is left behind. We are considering the best route to deliver universal broadband, whether to introduce a new regulatory broadband Universal Service Obligation, or whether to accept BT’s voluntary offer. We will make an announcement on our proposed approach shortly. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:50:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

805363

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions wings of private prisons have been closed as a result of insufficient availability of staff in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	119035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We require privately managed prisons to have a sufficient number of staff to maintain a safe and secure prison. We have robust processes in place to closely monitor and manage private providers and will not hesitate to take action when standards fall short.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/12/2017 13:12:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

802396

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convicted sex offenders are (1) in prison, and (2) under supervision in the community; and how many in each of those categories have (a) a learning disability, or (b) autism.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information requested can be found in the table below <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Sex Offenders, 30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Autism Spectrum</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Learning Disability</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Learning Difficulties</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sex Offenders</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>In Community</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>14,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>In Custody</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>*13,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1,438</p></td><td><p>28,144</p></td></tr></tbody></table>All of the above figures have been taken from the National Probation Service (NPS) case record system as of 30 June 2017, with the exception of those marked with * which have been taken from the MOJ Quarterly Statistics Bulletin for the same month. The offender may have more than one of the listed disability types. As the NPS records information on learning disabilities and autism based on self-reporting, the data cannot be taken to give a complete picture of the prevalence of learning disability and autism amongst sex offenders in custody or supervised by NPS in the community. Sex offenders on licence are subject to a strict set of conditions, and any offender who fails to comply risks being returned to prison or, if convicted of further offences, facing further punishment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/12/2017 14:15:30 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

805362

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions wings of prisons have been closed due to insufficient staff levels in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	119034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information obtained could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Government is fully committed to making our prisons safe and is actively taking the measures necessary to ensure that. We are boosting the number of prison officers by 2,500 and we have already reached the halfway mark over the past year with a further 1,211 candidates who have received job offers. In addition to that, we are also giving officers the tools they need to manage violent offenders – investing in body-worn cameras, new style handcuffs and piloting PAVA incapacitant spray.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/12/2017 13:14:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

804214

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was (1) the budget, (2) the complement of full time equivalent staff that the budget of the Border Force was designed to support; what was the average number of full time equivalent staff in post for each of the financial years from 2012–13 to 2016–17; and what are the corresponding projections for the financial years 2017–18 and 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL4035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total resource including depreciation (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p>523</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff - total (FTE) </strong></p></td><td><p>8,123</p></td><td><p>8,044</p></td><td><p>8,153</p></td><td><p>7,646</p></td><td><p>7,574</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Civil Servants (FTE)</strong></p></td><td><p>7,553</p></td><td><p>7,635</p></td><td><p>7,814</p></td><td><p>7,337</p></td><td><p>7,278</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital - Net Budget £m</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The budget for Border Force in 2017/18 is £552 million with a capital budget of 71m. The budget is allocated across a range of capabilities such as people, technology and processes that keep our borders safe. Therefore the size of budget is not directly linked to the number of staff. Border Force staffing figures for the 17/18 financial year are not currently available. They are due for publication 31 March 2018.</p><p>Future Border Force budgets are determined by a departmental allocation that is yet to be delegated to the operational commands within the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/12/2017 14:11:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

805110

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nabeel Rajab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Bahraini counterpart on the Bahraini court’s rejection of Nabeel Rajab’s appeal against a two-year prison sentence for speaking to journalists; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	118782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised this case with the Bahraini Government at senior levels. The UK continues to encourage the Bahraini Government to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2017 13:09:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

804267

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israeli Settlements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will lobby the Government of Israel to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2334, 446 and the fourth Geneva Convention.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has repeatedly called on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. We have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation, including settlements and the treatment of Palestinian children in military custody.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2017 17:49:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper