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1019769

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's annual spending was on legal representation for police forces and police staff at inquests relating to people who have died during or following police contact in the last five years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	198896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has not provided funding to forces to cover legal costs relating to deaths during or after police contact.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/03/2019 18:03:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1006779

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
tabling member constituency	Havant
tabling member printed	Alan Mak
uin	907579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled.</p><p>The Government is supporting my Hon friend the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which will remove the rule that bars British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years from voting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/11/2018 17:41:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak

1006780

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government plans to undertake additional voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	907581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Again, Mr Speaker, the British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. Eleven local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/11/2018 17:49:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1006781

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on public sector pensions of the ability of prison officers aged over 60 to meet the physical requirements of the job.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	907582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The normal age of 65 for prison officer retirement was first introduced by the last Labour government in 2007. Lord Hutton’s pensions review in 2015 considered the issue and did not recommend any special exemptions for prison officers. We are satisfied that this continues to be the case.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:43:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1006782

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the capacity of the civil service to manage additional responsibilities arising from the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	907584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p><strong>The Government is equipping itself with the right people and the right skills for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union. There are almost 9,000 people now working on EU exit related policy and programmes across government. </strong></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/11/2018 17:46:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1006783

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to encourage technological innovation in tackling social challenges and delivering public services.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	907585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that government harnesses the power of technology to deliver better public services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That’s why we are developing an Innovation Strategy for public services to be published next Spring and why I spoke at the GovTech Summit in Paris earlier this week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And in October, the latest round of the GovTech innovation fund opened. Ten challenges have already been selected for funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:47:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1005930

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to help improve the cyber security of public and private sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Our world leading National Cyber Security Strategy, supported by £1.9 billion of transformational investment, sets out measures to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need.</p><p>Our experts in the National Cyber Security Centre provide a wide range of guidance and support to help public and private sector organisations improve their resilience to cyber attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/11/2018 10:22:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1003576

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service in order to ensure continued provision of specialist advice and assistance through contracted firms and that those firms are properly paid for the services they provide.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	189790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>An assessment of the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service will be made as part of the Post-Implementation Review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which we intend to publish by the end of the year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/11/2018 16:59:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1003584

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional full-time equivalent permanent members of staff that will need to be employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to cover the work dealing with European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit applications after the UK leaves the EU; and where such staff are planned to be based.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>There will be no additional members of staff employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as a result of work relating to European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit applications.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/11/2018 14:06:44 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003586

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to (a) the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund and (b) other sources of funding available to his Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to develop and implement new guidance on the conduct of asylum interviews, and how the effectiveness of that guidance is being monitored and evaluated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>We recognise that asylum interviews are a vital part of the asylum process, ensuring that decision makers have available all relevant evidence so that they can make an informed decision. To that end, we have published detailed Home Office policy guidance setting out how caseworkers are expected to conduct asylum interviews, which was developed in collaboration with external partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We are currently reviewing this policy and intend to publish a revised version by the end of the year.</p><p>We systematically assess the quality of asylum decisions against a detailed audit framework drawn up in consultation with external partners, including the UNHCR, which includes checks on compliance with existing asylum policies and relevant case law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/11/2018 16:29:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray