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917241

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Cats and Dogs: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When his Department plans to publish its response to the evidence that it received on banning third party sales of puppies and kittens in England.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	905706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>We will set out the results of our call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/06/2018 10:46:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

800856

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government plans to take to ensure the effective operation of the UK legal system after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	902760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government have made it a top priority to ensure that there is a smooth legal transition, both in our negotiations with the EU and as a matter for our domestic implementing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/12/2017 17:44:53 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

869270

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	904598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:44:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

923037

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure fairness in the allocation of funding to local government.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	905895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We are undertaking a Fair Funding Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources to address concerns about the fairness of the current system.</p><p>We are making good progress, in collaboration with the sector, in order to introduce a simpler, fair and transparent funding formula.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/06/2018 14:40:11 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

980100

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve the condition of local roads.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	906933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed investment of more than £6 billion to highways maintenance between 2015 and 2021. This funding includes an action fund to help combat potholes totalling £296 million between 2016 and 2021. The Department published its latest statistics on road conditions in England in January 2018, which showed that at that time local classified roads had been improving overall, with fewer local roads to be considered for maintenance. The Department recognises, however, that the severe frosts of 2018 are likely to have affected local road quality.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

990332

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Older People: Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make elder abuse an aggravated offence.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	181315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has asked the Law Commission to carry out an independent review into hate crime legislation to consider whether existing legislation is consistent and effective. This will include whether crimes motivated by, or demonstrating hatred of older people or other potential protected characteristics should be hate crimes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2018 15:29:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1050400

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Public Places
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to prohibit the use of sound-producing anti-loitering devices without a licence.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	214050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The safety of anti-loitering devices is already regulated under the General Product Safety Regulation 2005 (GPSR). This requires all products intended for or likely to be used by consumers to be safe for normal or reasonably foreseeable use.</p><p>It is for local agencies dealing with anti-social behaviour to determine how to best tackle issues in their area, and to ensure any devices they use comply with the relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2019 16:44:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1050480

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sharia Law Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to publish its response to the recommendations of the independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	214073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>On 1 February 2018 the Government published the independent Sharia review and confirmed it would not be taking forward the recommendation to regulate Sharia Councils in a Written Ministerial Statement. <br>The Government’s commitments in response to the review can be found in the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, published on 14 March 2018 and available on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/integrated-communities-strategy-green-paper." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/integrated-communities-strategy-green-paper.</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2019 16:47:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

914752

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to tackle anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	149084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to tackle anti-social behaviour. It is for local agencies to decide when it is appropriate to make use of these powers.</p><p>On 24 December 2017, the Home Office published refreshed statutory guidance on the use of the statutory powers to assist local agencies in addressing anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2018 12:02:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1006906

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken in Budget 2018 to support self-employed people in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	191446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-01/187028/" target="_blank">187028</a> on 6 November.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2018 12:37:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling