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50078

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of incidents of domestic violence involving a legally owned (a) firearm and (b) airgun in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	198133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>The Home Office is notified by police forces in England and Wales of how many <br>domestic abuse incidents they have dealt with but it is not possible from this <br>information to say how many involved firearms (whether legally owned or not) or <br>air weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9403 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Steve Baker answering member 4064
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

165919

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department (a) spends directly on and (b) allocates to local authorities for integration work.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	215987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 18 December, <em>Official Report</em>, Columns 110-118WS, which outlines my Department’s spending profile on integration.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of integration projects are led by charities, businesses and faith groups, some in partnership with local authorities. The following local authorities have received funding directly from my Department for projects listed in that Written Ministerial Statement:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arts and Communities</p><p>Arts and Communities</p><p>Arts and Communities</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p><p>Bradford</p><p>Burnley</p></td><td><p>£80,000</p><p>£80,000</p><p>£80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English Language</p><p>English Language</p><p>English Language</p></td><td><p>City of London</p><p>Manchester</p><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>£819,000</p><p>£1,076,593</p><p>£48,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gurkha Fund</p></td><td><p>Rushmoor</p></td><td><p>£1,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Special Interest Group on the English Defence League</p></td><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td><td><p><br><br>£200,000</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>World War One – Woking Peace Garden</p></td><td><p>Woking</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 15/01/2015 17:23:34 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams previous answer version 30695 answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

581977

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the then Minister for Defence Procurement of 24 May 2016, column 403, on Yemen: cluster munitions, that his Department is investigating allegations that Saudi Arabia used UK-supplied cluster munitions, if he will (a) provide an update on the progress and conclusions of those investigations and (b) confirm whether those investigations also explored the possibility that UK-supplied aircraft were used to drop those munitions.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	45960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes these allegations very seriously. We have analysed the case carefully and raised the issue with the Saudi-led Coalition.</p><p> </p><p>The key test for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those weapons might be used in a serious violation of IHL. This is kept under careful and continual review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 45513 question first answered 13/10/2016 15:06:31 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 12061 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

45334

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to articles 43 to 54 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	193779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My department's Court Proceedings Database holds information on criminal justice statistics only in England and Wales. Criminal Justice Statistics in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes previous answer version 3884 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

45336

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to Articles 122 (1)(a) and 123 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	193809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My department's Court Proceedings Database holds information on criminal justice statistics only in England and Wales. Criminal Justice Statistics in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes previous answer version 3891 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

45337

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to sections 30 to 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	193810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Our laws in these areas are robust and clear. The Government takes very seriously all matters relating to sexual abuse including the abuse of children. The proportion of offenders sentenced who were sentenced to immediate custody rose to 86% in 2012, compared to 58% in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants found guilty of offences under sections 30 – 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in England and Wales from 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for England and Wales for 2013 are planned for publication as part of the Criminal Justice Statistics publication in May 2014</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible separately to identify the age of the victim from centrally held data or to give figures for each individual offence requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Sections 30-41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2008 <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conviction ratio <sup>(5)</sup></p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate custody</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspended sentence</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community sentence</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conditional discharge</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute discharge</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Otherwise dealt with<sup> (5)</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Custody rate <sup>(7)</sup></p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(5) Conviction ratio is calculated as the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of proceedings.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(6) The category Otherwise Dealt With (ODW) includes: one day in police cells; disqualification order; restraining order; confiscation order; travel restriction order; disqualification from driving; recommendation for deportation; and other miscellaneous disposals.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(7) The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 3892 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

437930

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding will be provided to local authorities for each Syrian refugee they resettle in the (a) first and (b) second year of resettlement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	19923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to provide refugees they resettle under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme with a 12 month support package which is being funded using the overseas aid budget. Many of the refugees have significant medical and social care needs, and the costs therefore vary according to their individual circumstances.</p><p>At the Spending Review, the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme. This will be allocated on a tariff basis over four years, with £5,000 per refugee provided for their second year in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/12/2015 15:15:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 36262 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

446004

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict resettled in the UK to date have been relocated from (a) refugee camps in Turkey, (b) refugee camps in Jordan, (c) refugee camps in Lebanon, (d) refugee camps in Syria, (e) other refugee camps and (f) a site that is not a refugee camp.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	23164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) identifies and proposes refugees for resettlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme from among the whole of the registered refugee population in the region. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 25 February 2016 and will cover the period October-December 2015. This information will not include details of where refugees have been resettled from.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/01/2016 17:07:51 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 40649 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

446010

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict relocated in the UK to date are (a) adults with a vulnerable characteristic, (b) adults in a family unit, (c) adults not in a family unit or with a vulnerable characteristic, (d) children with parents and (e) unaccompanied children.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	23163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is based on need and prioritises those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is responsible for identifying people in need of resettlement based on its established vulnerability criteria, which are: women and girls at risk; survivors of violence and/or torture; refugees with legal and/or physical protection needs; refugees with medical needs or disabilities; children and adolescents at risk; persons at risk due to their sexual orientation or gender identity; and refugees with family links in resettlement countries.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 25 February 2016 and will cover the period October-December 2015. This adheres to the standard practice for the release of information about the work of the department, both through the quarterly national statistics and the additional transparency data that is released, which ensure that statistics are published properly in a way which is open and accessible to all. This information will not include a breakdown of the vulnerability criteria, or the family composition of the refugees that have been resettled.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/01/2016 16:51:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 40643 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

785156

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Network Rail, (b) Transport for London, (c) his Department, (d) Transport for the North and (e) Rail North have spent on advertising in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	111783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail, Transport for London, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North carry out a range of different legislative and operational functions. The expenditure on advertising will reflect those functions.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and Transport for London have direct operational responsibility for transport networks and need to inform and advise users of those networks. The Department for Transport has national strategic, regulatory, operational and enforcement responsibilities. The role of Transport for the North is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North of England.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Network Rail</strong></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s expenditure on advertising focuses on public information campaigns including: level crossing safety campaigns; travel disruption information; and apprentice and graduate recruitment. Figures are in the table below. It includes spending across its network.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Media Buying Spend Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>Not known</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,865,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,446,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,863,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,476,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,210,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£714,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£915,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Transport for London</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for the amount Transport for London has spent on advertising.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Department for Transport</strong></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The central Department for Transport’s spend reflects its national role and the mix of responsibilities:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Organisation</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2009-10</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015-16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016-17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017-18</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Department for Transport Central</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£1,999,946</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£810,450</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£688,272</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£712,091</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,788,957</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£977,343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,478,424</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£597,449</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£799,416</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">The response contained information that was incorrect as a result of miscoding of the spend information in the departmental spend analytics system. These coding errors have been addressed. The central Department for Transport’s majority of advertising expenditure relates to the THINK! Road Safety campaign, which was incorrectly not included in the table in the original answer showing the central Department’s advertising expenditure</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Organisation</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18*</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Department for Transport Central</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£17,130,901</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£585,578</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,119,352</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£2,339,750</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,760,794</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,719,491</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£9,451,137</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£6,007,213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£1,158,660</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">*2017/18 spend figures are up to October 2017.</ins></p><p><em>N.B.</em></p><ul><li>These figures reflect the change in policy in regards to paid-for advertising introduced by the Coalition Government following the May 2010 General Election.</li></ul><p><strong>Transport for the North</strong></p><p> </p><p>Transport for the North is responsible for the development of a long term, strategic transport vision for its region. It does therefore not have network management responsibilities, nor the advertising requirements that come with them. The figures below are therefore not comparable as the spending serves very different functions.</p><p> </p><p>The figures below cover spending by TfN on the advertising of vacancies required as the organisation has developed to take on its strategic transport planning role.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>No data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Rail North</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information about the expenditure of Rail North Ltd on advertising.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2017 12:26:42 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2017 10:58:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 22197 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
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