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426471

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been granted refugee leave have claimed backdated child benefit in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	15010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>HMRC does not hold the requested information.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/11/2015 15:31:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

93360

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Gwent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient magistrates in the Gwent Police Authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	210386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Judicial Complement for magistrates' courts is considered annually, with appropriate consultation with bench chairmen, Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committees and the Chief Magistrate. Workload changes and bench retirements are taken into account, and the aim is to ensure that justices sit a minimum of 13 days per annum, with the average across England and Wales being between 17 and 23 days. Currently the average sittings for Gwent magistrates is about 15 days</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/10/2014 16:10:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

228669

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227137, how many applications have been made by police forces to his Department for information on the addresses of wanted persons in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	228443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:19:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

93354

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people served as district judges in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	210524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The table below provides details of the number of district judges who were in post over the last five financial years. The numbers provided include those sitting in different jurisdictions; Civil, Crime and Family.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>DJ's (Civil, Magistrates' Courts &amp; Principal Registry of the Family Division) serving in the last 5 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>In Post</p></td><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year 09/10</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (Civil)</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (PRFD)</p></td><td><p>48*</p></td><td><p>*This figure includes all Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and District Judges (PRFD).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (MC)</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year 10/11</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (Civil)</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (PRFD)</p></td><td><p>48*</p></td><td><p>*This figure includes all Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and District Judges (PRFD).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (MC)</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year 11/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (Civil)</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (PRFD)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (MC)</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year 12/13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (Civil)</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (PRFD)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (MC)</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year 13/14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (Civil)</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (PRFD)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DJ (MC)</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/10/2014 11:37:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

349013

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts and Tribunal Service has spent on translators in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	1429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have taken translators as Face to Face interpreters, Written Translators and Telephone Interpreters. Please see below the costs breakdown by service provided and total cost that HMCTS have spent on the Capita-TI contract for the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTF</p></td><td><p>£12,075,110</p></td><td><p>£16,040,076</p></td><td><p>£17,214,294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Translation</p></td><td><p>£42,723</p></td><td><p>£27,196</p></td><td><p>£34,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITI</p></td><td><p>£14,904</p></td><td><p>£17,140</p></td><td><p>£12,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>£12,132,737</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£16,084,412</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£17,261,699</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Before 2012, courts arranged interpreter contracts on an individual basis. The Government has taken steps to ensure the system provides value for taxpayers by agreeing a national contract. Demand for these services has grown as awareness increases amongst court and tribunal users. Since we introduced a new interpreting contract in 2012 we have spent £38.2m less on language service fees.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 16/06/2015 16:55:40 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

432976

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools require pupils to wear a burqa or jilbab as part of their uniform.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	902428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities legislation and act reasonably, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their children.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our guidance to schools on school uniform is clear that schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities law, and act reasonably and fairly in the interests of all their students.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We would expect all schools to act flexibly in response to reasonable requests to vary their uniform policy.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department's guidance on school uniform is available online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/11/2015 17:15:11 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2015 14:18:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 32754 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

348996

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Motorcycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys over the Severn Crossings were made by motorcycles in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	1379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of motorcycles crossing westbound on both Severn River Crossings bridges is provided in the table below, for 2012 to 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of motorcycles: westbound crossings </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>129,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>133,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>141,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Severn River Crossing plc tolling data</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/06/2015 13:22:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

669045

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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, whether any of the child refugees who were brought to the UK from Calais in 2016 have been subsequently assessed as being over the age of 18.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	58821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Home Office publish the number of age dispute cases raised and resolved for asylum claimants in the Immigration Statistics release each quarter, in table 10 q:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/01/2017 09:27:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

582141

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Regeneration Investment Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies have signed memoranda of understanding with the Regeneration Investment Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	46048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a high-level arrangement, which is not legally binding, and enables the participants to work together toward a desired outcome. Between the period April 2014 to October 2015, the Regeneration Investment Organisation (RIO) negotiated MoUs with seven companies. Only one of those MoUs remains in place.</p><p>Aventa is a regeneration investor and comprises a regulated asset management company and a vehicle for managing early stage development and construction risk. The Regeneration Investment Organisation and Aventa Capital MoU was developed in October 2014 to support Aventa’s work in seeking to develop a regeneration fund and thereby encourage institutional investment into UK regeneration projects. The Department felt the proposal covered by the MoU was viable given Aventa’s sector and management experience.</p><p>There was no commitment on the part of RIO to provide any capital or resource in connection with the agreement. In addition, any recommendation from Aventa would have been reviewed and subjected to due diligence by the developer as a commercial partner. The MoU was concluded, by mutual agreement, following meetings with officials during December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 46047 46049 question first answered 20/09/2016 13:52:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

582142

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Aventa Capital Partners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what factors Ministers in his Department took into account when signing a memorandum of understanding with Aventa Capital in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	46047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a high-level arrangement, which is not legally binding, and enables the participants to work together toward a desired outcome. Between the period April 2014 to October 2015, the Regeneration Investment Organisation (RIO) negotiated MoUs with seven companies. Only one of those MoUs remains in place.</p><p>Aventa is a regeneration investor and comprises a regulated asset management company and a vehicle for managing early stage development and construction risk. The Regeneration Investment Organisation and Aventa Capital MoU was developed in October 2014 to support Aventa’s work in seeking to develop a regeneration fund and thereby encourage institutional investment into UK regeneration projects. The Department felt the proposal covered by the MoU was viable given Aventa’s sector and management experience.</p><p>There was no commitment on the part of RIO to provide any capital or resource in connection with the agreement. In addition, any recommendation from Aventa would have been reviewed and subjected to due diligence by the developer as a commercial partner. The MoU was concluded, by mutual agreement, following meetings with officials during December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 46048 46049 question first answered 20/09/2016 13:52:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies