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1140840

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people involved in the criminal exploitation of vulnerable young people in county lines operations have been charged with modern slavery offences.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	280174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It is important that the police and local agencies have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</del><del class="ministerial">In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving £285.1 million of funding, an increase of £18.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part of the provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about the allocation of police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet the needs of their local community.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The police and Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) are responsible for charging decisions with regards to county lines related criminality. The key is that prosecutions are brought, and the charges should cover the full range of criminality involved including Modern Slavery offences.We are working with the police and the CPS to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act when making charging decisions against county line gang members. The CPS have issued an overview of the approach to be taken in criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to ‘county lines’ offending, with a particular focus on the relevance of the Modern Slavery Act.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/09/2019 15:12:13 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 134815 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020460

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of his Department's ODA-funded projects are listed on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	199343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS is committed to meeting the Government’s target for transparency and to score ‘good’ or ‘very good’ on the Publish What You Fund aid transparency index.</p><p> </p><p>29 of the Department’s 30 International Climate Finance programmes are listed on the Development Tracker website. This represents 96% of the Department’s International Climate Finance programmes, covering 99% of BEIS International Climate Finance expenditure from 2010/11 to the end of 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>At present BEIS does not publish detail of its research and innovation (R&amp;I) spend on the Development Tracker website. However, much of the detail is published on the Gateway to Research website, which is run by UK Research and Innovation. BEIS is currently implementing a technical solution to be able to fully publish details of its R&amp;I expenditure to the International Aid Transparency Index, which can be automatically accessed by the Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91120 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020462

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Independent Commission for Aid report, Global Challenges Research Fund - a rapid review, published in September 2017, what progress his Department has made on delivering recommendation 3 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	199345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS accepted recommendation 3 of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) report and is taking action accordingly to enhance assessment of the performance of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).</p><p> </p><p>We have commissioned an evaluation of the GCRF by the independent contractor ITAD, the first stage of which established a clear Theory of Change. ITAD is now refining a further comprehensive evaluation methodology for the fund.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also being undertaken to provide assurance on value for money and to develop Key Performance Indicators to enable monitoring of project and portfolio outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is actively engaged with ICAI in their follow up to the review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91122 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1140839

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens (a) have been and (b) will be prevented from obtaining settled status due to the technical inability of the settlement scheme app to convert pre-settled status into settled status.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	280173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it. Each case is carefully considered on its individual facts and merits in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Our assessment of the situation in Sudan is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes, which are available on the Gov.uk website.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No EU citizens have been or will be prevented from obtaining settled status due to the technical inability of the EU Settlement Scheme app to convert pre-settled status to settled status. The online process which will allow an applicant to convert their pre-settled status to settled status is on track to be available from the end of July 2019. Currently, applicants who have obtained pre-settled status can make a fresh application to the scheme by contacting the Settlement Resolution Centre.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/07/2019 15:38:07 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2019 12:01:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 131307 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1105577

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Allergies: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) men and (b) women have died from anaphylaxis in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	237637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 02/04/2019 12:51:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ237637 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1086704

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Allergies: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) men and (b) women have died from anaphylaxis in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	230717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/03/2019 16:09:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ230717 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020461

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of his Department's ODA-funded projects are listed on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	199344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We list nearly all of our ODA-funded programmes on gov.uk and on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website. Information on a small number of policy programmes is not in the public domain due to the need to protect national security and the safety and security of beneficiaries, partners or partner governments.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/12/2018 16:27:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1041352

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	208224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.</p><p>We have developed a cross-departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> at Gov.uk/EUexit</p><p>Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part the normal data transparency releases by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/01/2019 16:15:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1041353

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	208259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has not spent any money and is taking a no-cost approach to ensuring our stakeholders are briefed on the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2019 16:39:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1042203

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Food: Labelling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled Food labelling: amending laws.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	908633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra intends to provide a summary of responses and the Government response by 7 February as set out on the consultation web page.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/01/2019 17:46:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson