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418135

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade in Services Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he expects the Trade in Services Agreement to entail amendments to (a) employment law, (b) trade union law and (c) company law in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) does not directly cover employment, trade union or company law and no amendments are expected in these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 12:20:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418134

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade in Services Agreement: Industrial Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken in negotiations of the Trade in Services Agreement to ensure that workers' rights are protected.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) does not directly cover the laws which underpin workers’ rights in its agreement. The UK Government work closely with the Commission and the <a title="Links to an external resource" href="http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm" target="_blank">International Labour Organisation</a> to ensure that fundamental workers' rights are respected in the context of trade and economic expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 15:19:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418136

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade Agreements: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Trade in Services Agreement on employment levels in the UK (a) economy and (b) transport industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is not possible at this stage in the negotiation for the Government to assess the precise impact the TiSA will have on employment levels in the UK economy, but we estimate the agreement has the potential to provide a £2-3 billion increase to the UK’s annual GDP with associated employment gains.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/09/2015 15:49:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418139

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade in Services Agreement: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he made of the potential effect of the Trade in Services Agreement on the transport industry; and when his Department plans to update that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible at this stage in the negotiation for the Government to assess the precise sectoral impact of the Trade in Services Agreement, but the European Commission are currently undertaking an impact assessment on the overall impact of the agreement. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/policy-making/analysis/sustainability-impact-assessments/assessments/" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/policy-making/analysis/sustainability-impact-assessments/assessments/</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/09/2015 15:49:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418133

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Trade in Services Agreement: Fossil Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Trade in Services Agreement on the domestic oil and gas industry; and when her Department plans to update that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade in Services negotiations are ongoing and my Department has not carried out such an assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/09/2015 13:11:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759435

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers his Department has in the design, content, tendering and award of the next Wales and Borders and Metro franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Agreement in principle was reached with the Welsh Government last year that they would be given a combination of statutory executive franchising functions within Wales, and agency powers of the Secretary of State in relation to the English component of the franchise, in order that that they could procure and manage a new franchise of similar geographic scope, while ensuring the Secretary of State’s accountability for rail operations within England.</p><p>In order to facilitate the timely progression of the Welsh Government’s procurement, the Secretary of State entered into the first of a planned series of agency agreements with Welsh Ministers in October last year. Each agreement will set out relevant conditions to protect the Secretary of State’s interests in the English component of the franchise (including the English component of cross-border services). The Government also continues to progress the transfer of functions Order to give effect to the transfer to Welsh Ministers of executive franchising functions in Wales.</p><p>The Department is actively and constructively engaging with Welsh Government to both protect the Secretary of State’s interests and enable them to achieve a successful procurement of the next Wales &amp; Borders franchise from October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 9745 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:19:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759434

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the risk associated with the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has been considering carefully the risks associated with the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines. Both it and the Welsh Government have been developing an agreement based upon Network Rail being held harmless for the direct impacts upon its business of the proposed transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 13:24:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759433

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the role is of the Office of Rail and Road in any proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road is the statutory economic and safety regulator for the rail industry in Great Britain. In relation to the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines, its role will be to ensure that the transfer does not prejudice the interests of other rail industry parties and that the subsequent operator of the Valley Lines infrastructure has in place all necessary licences and other authorisations to ensure that operates in a safe and efficient manner, in the public interest.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 13:21:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759432

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an agreement has been reached on the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has been working closely with Network Rail to agree the principles for the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines. Such transfer is supported in principle by the government, subject to final agreement and recommendation of approval by Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 13:14:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759431

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales have in the design, content, tendering and award of the next Wales and Borders and Metro franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Agreement in principle was reached with the Welsh Government last year that they would be given a combination of statutory executive franchising functions within Wales, and agency powers of the Secretary of State in relation to the English component of the franchise, in order that that they could procure and manage a new franchise of similar geographic scope, while ensuring the Secretary of State’s accountability for rail operations within England.</p><p>In order to facilitate the timely progression of the Welsh Government’s procurement, the Secretary of State entered into the first of a planned series of agency agreements with Welsh Ministers in October last year. Each agreement will set out relevant conditions to protect the Secretary of State’s interests in the English component of the franchise (including the English component of cross-border services). The Government also continues to progress the transfer of functions Order to give effect to the transfer to Welsh Ministers of executive franchising functions in Wales.</p><p>The Department is actively and constructively engaging with Welsh Government to both protect the Secretary of State’s interests and enable them to achieve a successful procurement of the next Wales &amp; Borders franchise from October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 9749 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:19:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418138

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade in Services Agreement: Industrial Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of the potential effect that the Trade in Services Agreement will have on (a) employment law and (b) trade union rights; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) will not directly cover employment laws or trade union rights. The UK Government works closely with the Commission and the <a title="Links to an external resource" href="http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm" target="_blank">International Labour Organisation</a> to ensure that employment law is respected in the context of trade and economic expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 15:16:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418137

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade in Services Agreement: Industrial Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the inclusion of (a) employment law and (b) trades union rights in the Trade in Services Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Employment law and trade union rights are not directly included within the TiSA negotiation. The UK government remains strongly committed to the fundamental principles and basic rights for workers arising from the International Labour Organisation (ILO).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 12:23:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

417191

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal were notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme in 2014-15; and how many of those claims (i) were settled by conciliation by Acas, (ii) progressed to a tribunal claim and (iii) were not settled by conciliation by Acas but did not progress to a tribunal case.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The total number of potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme by individuals in 2014-15 was 1,851. Of these:</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 308 were settled by Acas at early conciliation stage and recorded on a COT3 settlement document;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 545 progressed to a tribunal claim being taken, 264 of which were subsequently settled on an Acas COT3 following further conciliation;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 998 were not settled through Acas, but did not progress to a tribunal case.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">An additional 18 notifications were made by employers. Seventeen of these were settled by Acas and the other was neither settled nor progressed to a tribunal.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government does not have data on the number of private settlements which settled claims before reaching a tribunal. The independently commissioned survey of early conciliation (a sample across all jurisdictions) found that 61 per cent of claimants (and their representatives) who did not settle but decided not to submit a tribunal claim reported that Acas was a factor in their decision.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please note: (i) The jurisdictional provided to Acas is only indicative based on the information given by the prospective claimant; (ii) Counted individually there were a total of 1,882 notifications which means that a small number of claimants notified against more than one respondent.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/09/2015 16:40:49 question first ministerially corrected 14/09/2015 09:48:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 20420 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

417343

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of employment tribunal fees on access to justice for women subjected to pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal by an employer; and what steps he plans to take to improve access to justice for such women.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>On 11 June we announced the start of the post-implementation review of the introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunals. The review will seek to assess the effect fees have had including, so far as possible, any differential impact on people with protected characteristics and the types of case they bring.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/09/2015 16:58:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1121270

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the financial sustainability of music venues of extending business rates relief to those venues.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	910374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Grassroots venues are an important part of our music ecosystem and the Hon member will be aware of the assistance the Government has already been able to give them in planning and licensing policy.</p><p> </p><p>We have also announced a £300 million rate relief fund that allows councils to provide support to businesses, like music venues, facing increased bills. We are exploring what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 11/04/2019 12:28:29 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

709192

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on proposals for the creation of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon since the publication of the Hendry Review in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	909085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I remain in close contact with Cabinet colleagues on the proposed tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.</p><p> </p><p>The issues considered by the Hendry Review are complex. It is right that we take time to assess the recommendations and to consider the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 08/03/2017 16:23:15 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

577108

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what lessons the Government has learned about voter registration from the EU referendum campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	906133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The EU Referendum campaign was the largest democratic exercise the United Kingdom has ever witnessed. Indeed, there were 46.5 million people on the electoral register for the EU Referendum, the largest UK Parliamentary register ever seen. Building on this success, the Government is currently undertaking a programme of work looking at how the electoral registration can be made more efficient and boost the levels of registration further. This includes piloting changes to the annual canvass to test new approaches which have been identified through working closely with Electoral Registration Officers.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/09/2016 14:13:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

457833

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprenticeships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the number of people under 19 completing apprenticeship programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	903918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>In England, 71,100 apprenticeships were achieved by under 19 year olds in the 2014 to 2015 academic year. This is 5,700 more than in the 2013 to 2014 academic year and 10,300 more than in the 2012 to 2013 academic year.</p><p>We supported over 600,000 apprenticeships starts for 16-18 year olds during the previous parliament.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 07/03/2016 18:24:39 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

456296

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's fiscal policies on the financial position of women.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	903835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>In line with the Equality Act and the Government’s strong commitment to gender equality, ministers carefully consider the impacts for women when developing fiscal and other policies.</p><p> </p><p>It is equally important for the future finances of both women and men that we have chosen to tackle the deficit; other Government policies including increases in the income tax personal allowance, the simplified state pension, auto enrolment into pensions, the National Living Wage, and free and tax-free childcare are also especially beneficial to women.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/03/2016 15:19:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

451824

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with ministers of the Scottish Government and women's organisations on devolving competence for abortion legislation to Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	903498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>I have discussed the issue of devolution of competence for abortion law in Scotland with representatives of several women’s organisations and I have a regular dialogue with the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister on all aspects of implementation of the Smith Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/02/2016 16:33:50 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

433892

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the FA, the Premier League and the Football League on the cost to supporters of following football.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	902545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>I have raised the issue of costs to supporters with the football authorities but it is important to remember this is a matter for individual clubs. However I am pleased to hear of some excellent examples of clubs reducing ticket prices such as Coventry City and Doncaster Rovers - in line with the Football Supporters' Federation 'Twenty Plenty' campaign, and that Premier League clubs are also considering an extension of the Away Supporters' Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/12/2015 16:57:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

387148

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, What recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office on alleged corruption within FIFA.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	900707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to discuss a variety of issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s policy to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p>However, the SFO has assured me that it is actively reviewing material relating to the allegations, although it is not possible for me to go into detail nor is it appropriate for me to speculate on the possibility of a UK investigation. The SFO will consider whether there has been offending within our jurisdiction. The SFO also assists its counterparts overseas when appropriate, and by international convention it would not comment on such matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/07/2015 12:09:59 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

746514

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music Venues
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to improve financial and statutory support for small music venues.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	900091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting and promoting a thriving live music industry. We support small music venues through business rates relief, by looking at the agent of change principle and with simplified licensing and planning rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/06/2017 16:57:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

416833

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the time taken for Hitachi to modify IEP trains for East Coast to include a buffet car in standard class.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	8889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The IEP trains for Virgin East Coast Trains will be delivered with standard class buffet facilities within the existing delivery schedule. Trains will enter passenger service as planned from 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/09/2015 13:35:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

416825

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Minimum Wage: Underpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment of the national minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs in cases where the investigation began on or after 1 October 2013; how many of those employers have successfully appealed against being named and shamed; and how many such employers have been named and shamed to date.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	8860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has named 285 employers to date, and there have been 16 successful appeals. HMRC has issued 791 Notices of Underpayment (NoU) since 1 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The criteria on which appeals against naming are considered are that it would not be in the public interest, it would be a national security issue, or that the employer or their family would suffer personal harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Not all employers who are issued an NoU since 1 October 2013 will be named. Employers must have owed arrears of over £100. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) also only names employers who have paid back all of the arrears owed – if, following the issue of an NoU, the employer has yet to complete a schedule of payment of arrears to their workers, has challenged the NoU, or is being taken to court to recover arrears that remain unpaid, their details will not be passed to BIS for naming.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/09/2015 14:57:49 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens