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166740

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	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	United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the decision of that government to include Islamic Relief on a list of terrorist organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text The list provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) included a broad range of different groups, numbering 85 in total. We are seeking further clarity from the Emiratis on their rationale for some of these designations, and any practical implications. Islamic Relief is not proscribed in the UK. The list of groups proscribed in the UK is available on the gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/380939/ProscribedOrganisations.pdf answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/12/2014 12:43:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166790

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of sexual abuse have (a) applied for compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme, (b) received compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme and (c) had applications for compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme rejected because of criminal convictions in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Under this Government more money than ever before is being raised from offenders specifically to help victims of crime. This is on top of a range measures introduced since 2010 to ensure victims improve their experience of the CJS. Last year the revamped Victims’ Code was issued to ensure people receive more support when reporting a crime – knowing what will happen from the moment they report a crime to the end of a trial and beyond, as well as who to demand that help from if it is not been offered up.</p><p> </p><p>Next year, victims’ rights to tell the court how their crime has affected them will be set out in statute; a new nationwide Victims’ Information Service will be set up to ensure better information and support; and millions of pounds will be invested in improving the court experience.</p><p> </p><p>Crucially, we will also develop plans to require advocates to undergo specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, which will make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) does not have figures for the number of applications received or rejected by type of injury. CICA pay awards based on injury descriptions, from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme's 'Tariff of Injuries', these are recorded once CICA have assessed someone as eligible to receive the compensation payable for that injury.</p><p> </p><p>CICA can only produce figures based on awards paid. The table below shows all claims where an award was paid for an injury under the category ‘Sexual offence where the victim is any age (if not already compensated as a child)’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Number of awards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,199</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/12/2014 13:17:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166782

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many posts her Department has externally advertised in each year since 2010; and how much her Department paid in interview expenses in that time.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table confirms the number of posts advertised externally in each of the last 3 years, together with the interview expenses paid for the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of posts advertised externally</p></td><td><p>Expenses paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>£37,559.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>£32,452.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>£28,259.31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the information for previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166791

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of childhood sexual abuse have (a) applied for compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme, (b) received compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme and (c) had applications for compensation from the criminal injuries compensation scheme rejected because of criminal convictions in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The MoJ has set aside around £4m a year since 2011 to fund existing female rape support centres, which also cater for those with historic cases of abuse. The Coalition Agreement pledged to set up 15 new centres, which we have delivered on. We have also established the first ever fund specifically to help male victims of sexual crimes.</p><p> </p><p>We are also piloting pre-trial cross-examination to help young and vulnerable witnesses give evidence without going through what can be an aggressive and intimidating court experience. This is being tested in three Crown Courts and will be rolled out more widely if successful</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) does not have figures for the number of applications received or rejected by type of injury. CICA pay awards based on injury descriptions, from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme's 'Tariff of Injuries', these are recorded once CICA have assessed someone as eligible to receive the compensation payable for that injury.</p><p> </p><p>CICA can only produce figures based on awards paid. The table below shows all claims where an award was paid for an injury under the category ‘Sexual offence where victim is a child (under age 18 at time of, or commencement of, offence) or an adult who by reason of mental incapacity is incapable of giving consent’. It is worth noting the volume of awards paid remains proportionate to the volume of overall applications CICA received, which is reducing year-on-year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Number of awards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,165</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/12/2014 13:20:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166783

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five country offices have had the highest turnover of staff from her Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The DFID country offices with the highest turnover of staff in 2014 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Providing the turnover rates for previous years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:05:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166781

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the decision of that government to include Islamic Relief on a list of terrorist organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 3 December 2014 by my right honourable Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood MP), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (216422).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:03:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166780

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many security breaches have been recorded by her Department in each year since 2010; and what action has been taken following each such breach.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID takes all breaches seriously but most breaches within DFID are of a minor nature such as loss of a pass. The earliest data we hold is from 2008. Across all DFID’s staff, since 2010 my Department has recorded the following minor security breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minor breaches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been 9 major breaches and 0 gross breaches, the highest category.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 18:00:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166779

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
	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 providing to the business volunteering hub over the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting VSO to establish a self-sustaining Corporate Volunteering Hub (CVH). The CVH will act as market-making organisation and will match the growing demand in development programmes for business skills with the growing supply of experienced business professionals willing and able to volunteer. VSO’s experience in international development and volunteering will ensure the Hub will be responsive to both programming needs of development partners and sustainability interests of corporate members. DFID will provide up to £3.4m over 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166784

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what has been the cost of workshops funded by her Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>An estimate of expenditure related to this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh