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386497

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS is taking to ensure the effective prosecution of British nationals inciting extremism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Prosecutions for offences of stirring up racial and religious hatred and hatred based upon sexual orientation can only be brought with the consent of one of the Law Officers.</p><p>All cases where terrorism-related or incitement to hatred offences are being considered are dealt with by Specialist Prosecutors in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division to ensure a consistent approach. The CPS has also established a network of Hate Crime Coordinators to ensure that good practice and innovation is shared, produced a Hate Crime Strategy for 2014-17 and issued internal guidance to prosecutors setting out its approach to those involved in committing acts of violent extremism and inciting racial and religious hatred and hatred based upon sexual orientation.</p><p>Since 2006 27 defendants have been successfully prosecuted under the Public Order Act 1986 for offences related to inciting racial, religious or sexual hatred. In addition to this since ISIL was made a proscribed organisation in June 2014 6 individuals have been successfully prosecuted under the terrorism Act 2006 for inciting or promoting terrorist activities.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/07/2015 13:58:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

386498

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Chambers of Commerce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to increase the role of Accredited Chambers of Commerce in supporting UK exporters.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	4849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) works extensively with accredited Chambers of Commerce. The delivery of UKTI trade services in England is contracted to Chamber or Chamber related organisations in 5 (of 9) regions. In all regions UKTI works closely with Chambers on a wide range of trade delivery activity. In addition, UKTI has a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding in place with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) for issuing non-preferential Certificates of Origin. Those arrangements generate millions of pounds of revenue for the accredited Chamber network.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Overseas Business Networks initiative (OBNi) Government has invested more than £20m since 2013 in a partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce to increase Chamber-led delivery of trade support overseas. Chamber delivery partners have delivered more than 20,000 high-quality company interventions in 2014. Government continues to work with the BCC to accredit overseas delivery partners, and the BCC will deliver a series of global conferences under contract this year.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 13:33:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

386499

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to UK companies who will need to implement the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	4893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4892 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386500

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislation to enact the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	4894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4892 4893 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386511

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many projects were selected, (b) how much has been committed to and (c) how much was spent in each parliamentary constituency in England through the Regional Growth Fund in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold the data in the format requested; the projects by constituency, the amount committed and paid can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:55:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name PQ-5003-RFG-table.pdf title RGF fund statistics
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

386517

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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 Promotion
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 companies received support under the High Value Opportunities scheme in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	4988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 financial year UK Trade and Investment supported 980 companies through the High Value Programme. Data is not recorded on a month by month basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:57:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386518

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
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 is taking to ensure that levels of business rates do not put the future of small businesses at risk.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	4994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed to completing a major review of business rates by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Autumn Statement 2014 announced a £1bn package of measures to reduce the burden of business rates, focussed on small businesses and retailers, including:</p><p>· extending the doubling of the Small Business Rate Relief until April 2016;</p><p>· continuing the 2% cap on the inflation-linked increase in the business rates multiplier until April 2016; and</p><p>· increasing the retail discount for shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants until April 2016</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 13:32:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

386529

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings his Department has had with the (a) Corporation of London and (b) FCA on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and possible costs to the UK financial services sector.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	4892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4893 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386530

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
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 potential effect of General Data Protection Regulation on the (a) UK economy and (b) UK financial services sector.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	4891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4892 4893 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386540

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed extension of the right-to-buy for housing association tenants on the ability of housing associations to raise funds on capital markets.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	4953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Details will be set out when the Housing Bill is published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 14:53:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook