@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: UK Membership of EU" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 35, on the European Council, whether his Department is undertaking planning in the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the EU referendum." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Douglas Carswell" ; parl:uin "28706" ; dcterms:date "2016-02-26"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Giles Watling" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill" . parl:answerText "

Category D gaming machines are the only gambling product that children are permitted to play. Public tolerance for children and gambling is, quite rightly, very low. Therefore the case for increasing the stake and prizes would need to be extremely compelling to make me reconsider the current levels.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Chatham and Aylesford" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Tracey Crouch" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-06-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-06-22T16:26:45.4Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "10" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Culture Media and Sport" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Culture, Media and Sport" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Culture, Media and Sport" ; parl:hansardHeading "Gaming Machines" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to increase the maximum payout for complex category D gaming machines." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Douglas Carswell" ; parl:uin "2422" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-15"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "31" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:hansardHeading "Candidates: Females" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to encourage more women to stand for public office." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "172552" ; dcterms:date "2018-09-10"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

I have no plans to allow B2 gaming machines in amusement arcades. In April 2014 the previous Government announced action which included £50 staking measures on B2 gaming machines in bookmakers which came into force in April 2015. I think we need to give time for these regulations to bed in before we consider further legislative options. I will also want to consult with a wide range of stakeholders on this issue before thinking about next steps.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Chatham and Aylesford" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Tracey Crouch" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-06-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-06-22T16:29:15.967Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

There are more women in Parliament than ever before – 208-won seats in the 2017 election. Women now make up 32% of all MPs - up from 22% in 2010. While we cannot be complacent, the percentage of women MPs elected has increased at every general election since 2001, so the direction is positive.

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has commissioned qualitative research with women and men in Parliament, to demonstrate the range of experiences, career paths and skills that Members bring to their role, and to understand the information and opportunities that enabled MPs to stand as Parliamentary candidates so that we can identify the factors involved in their success. We will publish this work in 2018.

The GEO supports a range of projects through the £5m suffrage centenary fund, which encourage more women to participate in politics so that they have an equal voice in democracy. The fund will help build a legacy for the future while also celebrating the many inspiring people who campaigned for women’s suffrage.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Louth and Horncastle" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Victoria Atkins" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-07-02"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-07-02T16:19:06.313Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Tracey Crouch" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "27" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Transport" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Transport" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Transport" ; parl:hansardHeading "Roads: Clacton" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether central government funding has been made available to Clacton constituency for the repair of potholes." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Douglas Carswell" ; parl:uin "228003" ; dcterms:date "2015-03-17"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "1" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Home Office" ; parl:hansardHeading "Antisocial Behaviour" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "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." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "149084" ; dcterms:date "2018-06-01"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answerText "

Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England developed the first iteration of the cancer dashboard in response to recommendations in the Independent Cancer Taskforce report ‘Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-2020’. This includes data on breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers. Further cancer sites were not included because of the risk of making patients identifiable when viewing data for individual hospitals or clinical commissioning groups

PHE is working with NHS England’s Cancer Strategy Team on the next phase of the dashboard development. The types of cancer to be included on the cancer dashboard will be informed by the needs of key stakeholders including cancer charities.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Winchester" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Steve Brine" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-10-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-10-17T13:52:39.793Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

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.

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.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Louth and Horncastle" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Victoria Atkins" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-06-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-06-08T12:02:54.537Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The government’s £5 million suffrage centenary fund supports a whole range of projects throughout 2018.

In December 2017, the Women’s Votes Centenary Grant Scheme opened and has funded 94 projects awarding around £750,000, including in Essex. More information regarding the application process and criteria can be found online: www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk

April 24th marked the unveiling of the first female statue in Parliament Square, honouring leading suffragist Millicent Fawcett. The funding for the statue came from the £5 million centenary fund.

Projects are ongoing in the seven centenary towns and cities that received a share of £1.2 million from the fund- Bolton, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester and Nottingham.

The fund has contributed to PROCESSIONS, a public artwork by Artichoke and 1418Now who are working with a range of collaborators. On 10 June, the procession will see crowds of people dressed in green, white and violet moving as a live suffragette flag through the streets of the four capital cities.

More information on future events across the country can be found on the events hub here: https://celebratingvotesforwomen.campaign.gov.uk/

The Centenary fund is supporting a suite of education projects to increase young people's knowledge of UK democracy and its importance, and increase their democratic participation.

The remainder of the £5m will fund projects including:

  • A programme to help develop the leadership potential of young women
  • The closing ceremony for the 3-month festival of The Great Exhibition of the North, which will commemorate the centenary and encourage more women to participate in politics
" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Louth and Horncastle" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Victoria Atkins" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-05-24"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-05-24T15:19:39.027Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "1" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Home Office" ; parl:hansardHeading "Older People: Abuse" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "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." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "181315" ; dcterms:date "2018-10-18"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "10" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Culture Media and Sport" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Culture, Media and Sport" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Culture, Media and Sport" ; parl:hansardHeading "Gaming Machines" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that bookmakers operate B2 and B3 gaming machines on an equal basis with amusement arcades." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Douglas Carswell" ; parl:uin "2581" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-15"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Further to my previous answer on 2 July 2018, I can confirm that this year the Government Equalities Office has been funding several projects, through the Government’s £5m Suffrage Centenary Fund, that help deliver our aim to increase women’s participation in politics across the country. Some of these projects are providing practical training to women who want an active role in politics. For example, we are supporting a political leadership programme for women in Bradford and Birmingham, and a project training women in the East Midlands, West Midlands and London in public speaking and media relations.

Also, in July this year the Centenary Fund supported an Ask Her to Stand event in London where 350 women interested in elected office heard from women politicians across the political spectrum encouraging them to stand, engaged with women’s political organisations and took part in workshops providing practical advice on getting into politics and public life.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Louth and Horncastle" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Victoria Atkins" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-09-20"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-09-20T15:59:52.623Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Preseli Pembrokeshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stephen Crabb" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2016-03-07"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2016-03-07T11:11:39.9Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "17" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department of Health and Social Care" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Health and Social Care" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Health and Social Care" ; parl:hansardHeading "Cancer" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the NHS cancer dashboard offers disaggregated data on (a) liver, (b) brain, (c) oesophageal, (d) pancreatic and (e) stomach cancer." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "177824" ; dcterms:date "2018-10-10"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "31" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:hansardHeading "Females: Voting Rights" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124453, what further plans there are to celebrate the centenary of women being allowed to vote." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "146983" ; dcterms:date "2018-05-22"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

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.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Louth and Horncastle" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Victoria Atkins" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-10-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-10-23T15:29:06.17Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Essex County Council is responsible for the maintenance of local roads in Clacton including repairing potholes. However, potholes are a menace to all road users and that is why this Government has taken action.

The Government announced in December 2014 that we are allocating just under £6 billion for councils in England to tackle potholes and improve local road conditions over the next six years. This includes allocating over £128 million, based on a needs formula, to Essex County Council.

I am aware that the leader of the County Council has recently pledged to spend £5 million of this funding on pothole repairs in the Jaywick area of the Clacton constituency over the next two years.

This funding is on top of the £4.7 billion we have provided to highway authorities for maintenance in England since 2010, which is £1billion more than was spent in the previous Parliament, including over £118 million to Essex.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Scarborough and Whitby" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Robert Goodwill" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-03-25"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-03-25T15:53:26.817Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Stephen Crabb" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Victoria Atkins" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "31" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Women and Equalities" ; parl:hansardHeading "Candidates: Females" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to encourage more women to stand for public office." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Clacton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Giles Watling" ; parl:uin "157254" ; dcterms:date "2018-06-25"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Steve Brine" . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "332"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; .