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	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the wine and spirit industry of the 3.9 per cent increase in duty paid.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	107904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107905 107906 107907 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

348527

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	VJ Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for commemoration and celebration by the armed forces of the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	1253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Friend to the answer I gave in the House on 8 June 2015 to the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland (Bridget Phillipson).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/06/2015 15:29:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name VJ Day.doc HOC 1253 Monday 8 June 2015.doc title Hansard Extract Monday 8 June 2015
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423320

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	China: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of developments in the human rights situation in China since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	12932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China and report on it regularly through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. The latest update was published on 15 July and outlines a range of developments from January to June this year.</p><p>Whilst we recognise the improvements China has made to social and economic rights, we continue to have concerns about a range of restrictions to civil and political rights. The operating space for civil society groups is shrinking, and over 200 lawyers have been detained or questioned since July. We regularly raise our concerns with China, both through the annual UK-China Human Rights Dialogue and through bilateral meetings, and will continue to do so. We also work through international fora, such as the UN Human Rights Council, to highlight our concerns.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2015 13:16:26 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423321

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of freedom of religion or belief in Xinjiang Province.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	12933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Freedom of religion or belief remains one of the Government’s top priorities and we are dedicated to its promotion and protection around the world. We remain concerned in particular by the restrictions placed on their right to celebrate Ramadan and wear Islamic dress. We raise this issue regularly with the Chinese authorities, and did so in detail during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year. We will continue to raise this issue.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2015 13:30:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423322

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	China: Capital Punishment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has requested that the Chinese government discloses the number of executions taking place in China.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	12934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK is against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and we are committed to encouraging its global abolition. China has recently renewed the number of crimes punishable by death from 55 to 46, but it is still believed to be the biggest implementer of the death penalty with numbers estimated in the low thousands.</p><p>We continue to raise this issue with Chinese authorities and did so in detail during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April. We have not asked China to disclose the full number of executions but instead focus our lobbying on urging China to reduce its use and ratify relevant international treaties – such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. A transparent legal system and reforms in the rule of law will go some way to helping China in this respect, and we will continue to encourage China to make positive developments in these areas.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2015 13:34:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423323

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	China: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many prisoners of conscience in China have been visited by UK diplomatic staff during 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	12935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>We closely monitor the human rights situation in China and report on individual cases of concern through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. Working with international partners, UK officials talk to a wide range of human rights defenders. Sometimes it is not possible to meet an individual in person because they are in detention or under house arrest. In these cases, UK officials frequently work with family members and lawyers to maintain contact. We continue to raise cases of concern with the Chinese authorities, including during the annual UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2015 13:45:13 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423324

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	China: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Chinese government on that country's ratification of the International Covenant on civil and political rights.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	12936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Chinese authorities on a range of human rights issues, and have raised China’s ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on numerous occasions. We last discussed this in detail during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year, and also raised it at China’s most recent Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in October 2013.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2015 13:47:21 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

423409

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether plans to amend the Civil Partnership Act to allow opposite sex partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	13132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Ireferthe Right Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 14 July to the written question below.</p><p><strong>Answer referred to</strong>:Civil Partnerships Act 2004: written question - 5833</p><p><strong>Tim Loughton:</strong>To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has any plans to bring forward an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to permit opposite sex civil partnerships.</p><p><strong>Caroline Dinenage:</strong>The Government has no plans to extend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.</p><p>The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.</p><p>(14 July 2015 : written question 5833)</p><br /> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/10/2015 16:34:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

424205

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in retrieving the £3 million grant to Kids Company made by his Department immediately before that charity went into administration.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	13576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>We are currently in discussions with the Official Receiver regarding retrieving the grant Government recently provided to Kids Company.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 30/10/2015 11:41:58 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

424266

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children leaving care to return home have subsequently returned to care in each local authority in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	13680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely publish data on the annual number of children who have returned home and later re-entered care.</p><p>Addressing this issue remains a Government priority. In September 2013, the Department published the ‘Improving permanence for looked-after children’ data pack, which can be found at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/perm-data-13" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/perm-data-13</a>. This included information on the numbers of children who had returned home in the year 2006-7 and had re-entered care or accommodation by 2012. The purpose of the pack was to encourage local authorities to review their systems for returning children home, to improve their rate of success, and to inform decision-making.</p><p>The changes made to the statutory framework in April 2015 ensure a sharper focus on safe and successful reunification, where this is the best route to permanence. We have also provided funding for two research projects. These projects will research how we can improve support for children returning home and test a specific reunification framework.</p><p>The findings from that research will be published later this year. To inform these projects, the Department has shared analysis with the research teams on return home and re-entry to care or accommodation. We are considering the benefits of publishing this information more widely and will continue to work with the sector.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 30/10/2015 14:28:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton