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1007803

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date	15/11/2018
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	Yemen: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the UN Special Envoy's efforts to get parties to the Yemen conflict to agree to a cessation of hostilities.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	191941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>On Monday 19 November, the UK circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities, steps to improve the humanitarian situation, and support for the work of the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/11/2018 12:05:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

1007804

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage children under the age of 16 to participate in extracurricular sport.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	191989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Government’s Sporting Future strategy set out how important it is for all children to have a good experience of sport and physical activity while they are young.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England supports children and young people in England by ensuring there is a good sports and activity offer before and after the school day. Sport England has committed up to £194 million of investment into children and young people over the next four years, which includes the Families Fund: up to £40 million invested in projects that offer new opportunities for families with children to be active together. Sport England will also provide specialist training to at least two teachers in every secondary school in England by 2020, and will invest £28m into Satellite Clubs between 2017-2021.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS are working closely with the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care on a new School Sport and Activity Action plan, which will be published in Spring 2019. The plan will consider ways to ensure that all children have access to quality, protected PE and sport sessions during the school week and opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/11/2018 10:17:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1007805

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Heritage Lottery Fund: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Heritage Lottery Fund has spent in the East Midlands in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	191990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund has given a total of £88,381,100 to 342 projects in the East Midlands since 2015. This breaks down as per the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Row Labels</p></td><td><p>Projects awarded</p></td><td><p>Grant awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>£53,385,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>£20,078,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>£14,917,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>£88,381,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/11/2018 08:46:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1007806

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 get (a) food and (b) fuel imports into Yemen during the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	191942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is in regular contact with the Coalition about the need to ensure that any further military operations do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. To date, Red Sea ports remain operational and continue to import most of the food and fuel on which Yemenis rely.</p><p>As we have consistently made clear, the Houthis must facilitate access throughout areas they control which is where most of the population live.</p><p>As part of our effort to secure vital access for food, fuel, and medicine into and throughout Yemen, the UK is also providing £1.3 million to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to give the Saudi-led Coalition confidence that weapons are not coming in to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on large commercial ships.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2018 15:51:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

1007807

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average weekly working hours are of the commissioners at the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and how that figure has changed over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The remuneration paid to Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in the year ending 31 March 2018 (as detailed in their 2017/18 Annual Report) is set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioners</strong></p></td><td><p>Annual Remuneration £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Richard Foster CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>50-55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Liz Calderbank</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miss Rachel Ellis <em>[from 28.10.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Jill Gramann <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>15-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Celia Hughes</p></td><td><p><strong>60-65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Stephen Leach</p></td><td><p><strong>70-75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Linda Lee <em>[from 20.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Alexandra Marks CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Sharon Persaud</p></td><td><p><strong>75-80</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Jennifer Portway <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Andrew Rennison</p></td><td><p><strong>55-60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr David James Smith</p></td><td><p><strong>90-95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Ranjit Sondhi <em>[until 11.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>30-35</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Robert Ward [<em>from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Further information on Commissioners’ remuneration can be found in the CCRC’s 2017 – 18 Annual Report, which is published on the CCRC website. <a href="https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/" target="_blank">https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/</a> The current weekly average hours worked by Commissioners is between 15-20, and varies according to business need. It is not uncommon for Commissioners to vary their work patterns according to business need and general availability of Commissioner resources. The weekly average has remained unchanged in the last 12 months. Six Commissioners are legally qualified and all CCRC Commissioners have experience in the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191866 191869 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:46:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007808

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when new commissioners are planned to be appointed for the Criminal Case Review Commission to replace the commissioners whose terms have ended in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191867 191868 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007809

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much commissioners on the Criminal Cases Review Commission are paid per annum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The remuneration paid to Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in the year ending 31 March 2018 (as detailed in their 2017/18 Annual Report) is set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioners</strong></p></td><td><p>Annual Remuneration £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Richard Foster CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>50-55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Liz Calderbank</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miss Rachel Ellis <em>[from 28.10.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Jill Gramann <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>15-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Celia Hughes</p></td><td><p><strong>60-65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Stephen Leach</p></td><td><p><strong>70-75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Linda Lee <em>[from 20.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Alexandra Marks CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Sharon Persaud</p></td><td><p><strong>75-80</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Jennifer Portway <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Andrew Rennison</p></td><td><p><strong>55-60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr David James Smith</p></td><td><p><strong>90-95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Ranjit Sondhi <em>[until 11.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>30-35</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Robert Ward [<em>from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Further information on Commissioners’ remuneration can be found in the CCRC’s 2017 – 18 Annual Report, which is published on the CCRC website. <a href="https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/" target="_blank">https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/</a> The current weekly average hours worked by Commissioners is between 15-20, and varies according to business need. It is not uncommon for Commissioners to vary their work patterns according to business need and general availability of Commissioner resources. The weekly average has remained unchanged in the last 12 months. Six Commissioners are legally qualified and all CCRC Commissioners have experience in the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191864 191869 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:46:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007810

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who appoints commissioners to the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what criteria are used used to select those commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191865 191868 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007811

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who appoints the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what the criteria are used to select that Chair.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191865 191867 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007812

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many commissioners on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (a) are qualified lawyers and (b) have experience in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The remuneration paid to Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in the year ending 31 March 2018 (as detailed in their 2017/18 Annual Report) is set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioners</strong></p></td><td><p>Annual Remuneration £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Richard Foster CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>50-55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Liz Calderbank</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miss Rachel Ellis <em>[from 28.10.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Jill Gramann <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>15-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Celia Hughes</p></td><td><p><strong>60-65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Stephen Leach</p></td><td><p><strong>70-75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Linda Lee <em>[from 20.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Alexandra Marks CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Sharon Persaud</p></td><td><p><strong>75-80</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Jennifer Portway <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Andrew Rennison</p></td><td><p><strong>55-60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr David James Smith</p></td><td><p><strong>90-95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Ranjit Sondhi <em>[until 11.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>30-35</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Robert Ward [<em>from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Further information on Commissioners’ remuneration can be found in the CCRC’s 2017 – 18 Annual Report, which is published on the CCRC website. <a href="https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/" target="_blank">https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/</a> The current weekly average hours worked by Commissioners is between 15-20, and varies according to business need. It is not uncommon for Commissioners to vary their work patterns according to business need and general availability of Commissioner resources. The weekly average has remained unchanged in the last 12 months. Six Commissioners are legally qualified and all CCRC Commissioners have experience in the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191864 191866 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:46:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman