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857659

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what funding is available for church infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners provide financial and administrative support to cathedrals and dioceses. It is up to each self-governing church or cathedral to raise funds for development projects, and the National Church Institutions provide advice and support.</p><p>The changing priorities and declining budget of the Heritage Lottery Fund is a matter of concern, as this is where much fundraising money comes from; officers at national level continue to work with the Heritage Lottery Fund on the specific issues churches face. The HLF is currently reviewing its strategic priorities and I would encourage all Hon. members to consider sending in a response, making the importance of churches as community assets clear.</p><p>The Church of England has been in discussions with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and HM Treasury about the current underspend of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, realocating the underspend would enable the Church to deliver a number of the recommendations in the Taylor Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 08/03/2018 14:53:55 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

855901

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to reduce the level of administrative paperwork for church communities.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	904242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Church of England keeps the administrative burden on its clergy constantly under review. There is a current programme of work in process to simplify many aspects of its work. The simplification programme has already cut a great deal paperwork and moved much of its administration online. For example, applications for permission to make changes to church buildings under the Faculty process are now much easier and quicker. 30 of our 40 dioceses are now using the bespoke online application and file management system, which not only reduces the use of paper but also pre-completed forms, remembers past applications so text can be re-used, and stores key documents securely.</p><p>The Registration of Marriage Bills currently in front of both Houses also attempt to simplify the registration process for marriage by digitising aspects of the administration.</p><p>The Church of England has also developed a new Digital Communications team which supports the national, diocesan and parish level to improve communications through websites, social media and other digital channels.</p><p>Specifically, within the Diocese of Gloucester there is an imaginative vision in place which has four key themes around leadership, imagination, faith and engagement (LIFE). Liberating people for life-giving community engagement means looking at governance and administration in new ways.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 08/03/2018 14:45:32 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

855770

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of the 1 November 2017 to Question 110846, when she plans to publish (a) The Review on Counter Terrorism Strategy and (b) Understanding the costs of cyber-crime: a report of key findings from the costs of cyber-crime working group.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	131075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. We will publish our updated CONTEST strategy in due course.</p><p>The ‘Understanding the Costs of Cyber Crime’ report was published on 18 January 2018, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-costs-of-cyber-crime" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-costs-of-cyber-crime</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2018 12:33:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

855775

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in he will meet with the Minister for Loneliness to discuss the role of reliable and timely bus services in helping to alleviate social isolation.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	131080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to deliver a national strategy on loneliness, a Ministerial group has been established, chaired by Tracey Crouch. As the lead Minister on the role of transport in tackling loneliness, I represent the Department on this group.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/03/2018 09:49:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

855776

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Genetics: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) jobs and (b) patient care of the potential reduction of genetic testing facilities in Newcastle.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	131081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has welcomed and accepted the recommendations in the Chief Medical Officer for England Annual Report ‘Generation Genome’ published in July 2017. In her report, Dame Sally Davies recommended the recommissioning of genomics services nationally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England launched a procurement for genomic laboratory services in December 2017, which is still live. The aim of the procurement is to put in place a world-class resource for the National Health Service delivering cutting-edge genomic technology to deliver equitable access for patient benefit. As part of the evaluation NHS England will assess, amongst other areas, the proposed organisational and governance structures of the genomic laboratories and their ability to deliver high quality genomic tests equitably to patients across England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/03/2018 11:57:12 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

855777

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	100,000 Genomes Project
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to commission an external evaluation of the 100,000 genomes project.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	131082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The project is regularly reviewed by Infrastructure and Projects Authority which provides independent assurance to the most complex and strategically significant projects across Government.</p><p> </p><p>A number of pilot sites were in operation prior to the start of the 100,000 Genomes Project. Following the evaluation of these pilot projects, processes were put in place for how the 100,000 Genomes Project is delivered at scale across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Learning from the 100,000 Genomes Project has been key to the development of a new National Genomic Medicine Service and National Genomic Test Directory by the National Health Service in England both of which will become operational in autumn 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A study ‘Understanding Experiences of Recruiting for and Participating in Genomics Research’ is being undertaken at the Departmental–funded Policy Innovation Research Unit. The study will include people's experience of taking part in the 100,000 Genomes Project and is due to report in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/03/2018 11:58:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

855785

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to promote voter registration.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The general election in June 2017 was held on the basis of the largest ever electoral register at just under 47m people.</p><p>In December 2017, the Democratic Engagement Plan was published, setting out the Government’s commitment to encourage further democratic participation among a wide range of different groups. The plan also sets out how the government will undertake further research into the barriers that could be preventing individuals from applying to register to vote. Our overall aim is to ensure that the next scheduled general election in 2022 is the most inclusive ever.</p><p>Democratic engagement is a particularly salient issue in 2018 given it is the Suffrage Centenary. The Government is supporting a range of related activity and is also hosting the first ever National Democracy Week in July. Both the Suffrage Centenary celebrations and National Democracy Week are expected to encourage people from all backgrounds to participate in our democracy, particularly focusing on under-registered groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855786

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will assess the potential merits of expanding the definition of refugees to include people displaced by environmental factors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Refugee Convention 1951 is an international treaty which sets the global definition of who is a refugee. It does not have an explicit category that covers those displaced by environmental factors. The government continues to work with our global partners to address the causes of forced migration, including as part of UN discussions on proposed international compacts on migration and asylum.</p><p>The government takes the issue of climate change and those displaced as a result of climate change extremely seriously, which is why we are proud of our contribution under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 12:37:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855787

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to vet people who volunteer for overseas placements on Government-backed schemes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring rigorous vetting of all volunteers on DFID-funded schemes. For example, on the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, all volunteers are subject to medical clearance, two satisfactory references and a criminal background clearance. ICS agencies are required to check the criminal background of volunteers to the maximum level possible under the laws of their country of residence and comply with the UK DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/03/2018 10:53:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855792

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Signature Living: Business Premises Renovation Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for relief under the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme were granted to Signature Living Ltd in (a) 2015-16 (b) 2016-17; and what the value of each of those claims was.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	131097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has a duty to protect taxpayer confidentiality so is unable to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 12:19:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty