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100477

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under the provisions of section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 since 25 November 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	211469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 23<sup>rd</sup> October 2014 (questions, 211141, 211143 and 211144). The previous answer included tables detailing the number of offences charged under Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(i), Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and 2A(1) of the 1997 Act broken down by each police force in England and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/10/2014 17:36:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

418245

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable he has set for the introduction of Sharia compliant loans for students in higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	9954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the introduction of a Sharia-compliant Alternative Finance product (Takaful) available to everyone. Currently the Secretary of State has the powers to offer loans and grants. The Government would require new primary legislation to enable the Secretary of State to offer the Alternative Finance product. The Government response to the consultation is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/sharia-compliant-student-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/sharia-compliant-student-finance</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/09/2015 16:14:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

168973

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Muscular Dystrophy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the NHS will make a decision on the funding for Translarna; if he will make funding available to ensure that the people who may benefit from Translarna have long-term access to that drug; what steps he is taking to ensure that emerging treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy are fully funded by the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	217815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We understand that a draft clinical commissioning policy to cover the use of ataluren (Translarna) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is currently going through NHS England's standard development and decision making processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has advised that a meeting of its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group has been delayed whilst further work is undertaken to refine the overall decision making process. NHS England remains committed however, to ensuring that a timely decision is made about a range of investment proposals that have been put forward for the 2015-16 financial year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to keep the range of services and treatments available to patients under review as new evidence and expert guidance becomes available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 9 December 2014, I met with the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Greg Mulholland), representatives from the Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases and Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, as well as the parents of three children who suffer with Morquio syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, to hear their concerns about the continued provision of innovative drugs for these conditions which have been greatly benefiting their children.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2014 17:03:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

175005

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT collected from the sale of sanitary products in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	221584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>VAT receipts from the sale of sanitary products subject to the reduced rate of VAT are estimated to have been approximately £15m in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A reduced rate of VAT of 5% currently applies to female sanitary products. This has been in place since 2001 and is the lowest rate possible under EU law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The Government cannot introduce a new zero rate as this would require a change to EU VAT legislation, which would require a proposal from the European Commission and the unanimous agreement of all 28 member states.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/01/2015 16:39:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

100478

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints of stalking were recorded by the police in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	211470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of crimes recorded by the police but not how many complaints the police receive. <br><br>Prior to 1 April 2014, offences relating to stalking recorded by the police were included in the offence classification of harassment and could not be identified separately. From the 1 April 2014 these offences have been supplied <br>to the Home Office as a separate classification of stalking. Therefore data are only available for the months April to June 2014, when the police recorded 695 offences. They are published in the quarterly Office for National Statistics publication of ‘Crime in England and Wales’. <br><br><br>The most recent data are available in table A4 in this link: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/period-ending-june-2014/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/period-ending-june-2014/index.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 26/11/2014 15:20:30 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy