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1795827

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date	22/04/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Remains: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate criminal offence of desecration of a corpse.
tabling member constituency	Caerfyrddin
tabling member printed	Ann Davies
uin	47026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government understands the concerns of bereaved families who are pressing for a review of the legislative framework around the desecration of corpses. While there is no specific offence of desecrating a corpse in England and Wales, other related offences can apply, such as preventing the lawful burial of a body. When the concealment or desecration of a body is linked to a homicide (to avoid detection, for example), the current sentencing framework treats this as an aggravating factor, ensuring robust sentences. The Government recognises that desecration could include a range of behaviours and is keeping the law under review.</p><p>The Government is also taking action to expand the offence of sexual penetration of a corpse under section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The Crime and Policing Bill will replace this offence with a broader offence of sexual activity with a corpse. This will ensure that all intentional sexual touching of a corpse is criminal, not just penetration as is currently the case. Non-penetrative sexual touching will attract a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. The Bill will increase the maximum penalty for sexual penetration from 2 years’ imprisonment to 7 years.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 25/04/2025 10:45:29 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5177

1795789

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding allocated to Torbay to help tackle deprivation will be (a) protected and (b) ringfenced following local government reorganisation.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	46928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>We remain committed to supporting the 75 places announced as part of the Plan for Neighbourhoods, including Torbay, throughout the reorganisation of local government.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 25/04/2025 14:42:21 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5066

1795826

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her timetable is for appointing a new Chair of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	47054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce. School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.</p><p>The School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) will mean that employers and employee representatives come together to negotiate terms and conditions and pay for school support staff, to ensure that support staff are properly recognised and rewarded for the work they do.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education plans to follow the usual public appointments process and appoint a Chair for the SSSNB after primary legislation receives Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 25/04/2025 10:07:45 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5234

1795351

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hongkongers who (a) arrived in the UK on British National (Overseas) visas and (b) have subsequently become UK citizens receive consular protection in (i) Hong Kong and (ii) mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Farnham and Bordon
tabling member printed	Gregory Stafford
uin	46683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China. If individuals have formally renounced Chinese citizenship, it's advised that they carry clear evidence they have done so. We advise seeking legal advice where appropriate for individual cases. Individuals should also familiarise themselves with the FCDO's Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 25/04/2025 09:15:02 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5351

1795473

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pensions: Widowed People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on police (a) widows, (b) widowers and (c) surviving partners losing deceased spouse pensions if they (i) remarry and (ii) cohabit.
tabling member constituency	Walsall and Bloxwich
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	46708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The introduction of the 2006 police pension scheme meant that all eligible police officers were able to join a pension scheme with such survivor benefits.</p><p>Prior to 2006, the 1987 police pension scheme provides a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. In common with most other public service pension schemes of that time, these benefits cease to be payable where the widow, widower or civil partner remarries or cohabits with another partner. From 1 April 2015, the 1987 Police Pension Scheme was amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers who have died as a result of an injury on duty to receive their survivor benefits for life regardless of remarriage, civil partnership or cohabitation.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 25/04/2025 12:37:02 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1795680

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Police Raids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the policing at the Quaker meeting house in Westminster on 27 March 2025.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	46888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police are operationally independent of the government. It is for the police to make decisions about how to respond to specific incidents based on their professional judgement and the circumstances at hand.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 25/04/2025 12:39:16 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1795480

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	46688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 25/04/2025 08:04:47 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1795536

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the Gov.uk Design System section entitled Ask Users for Equality Information refers to gender identity rather than gender reassignment.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	46855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The GOV.UK Design System provides guidance and components to departments, so that there is a consistent style and experience for users interacting with government information and services online. This guidance is continually iterated with input from external experts and specialists across government, to help ensure that digital services are inclusive, easy to use and comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in <a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers,</a> we will review the Design System’s guidance in line with any changes to the Codes of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 25/04/2025 13:25:13 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1795538

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Sex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the section entitled Gender or sex in the Gov.uk Design System, if he will make it his policy to require the Government Digital Service to use sex rather than gender when requesting information on sex.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	46857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The GOV.UK Design System provides guidance and components to departments, so that there is a consistent style and experience for users interacting with government information and services online. This guidance is continually iterated with input from external experts and specialists across government, to help ensure that digital services are inclusive, easy to use and comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in <a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">For Women Scotland </a><a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">Ltd</a><a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank"> v The Scottish Ministers,</a> we will review the Design System’s guidance in line with any changes to the Codes of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 25/04/2025 13:27:44 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1795891

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria he will use to assess the need for a border poll in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	47131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The responsibility for a referendum sits solely with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, as set out in the Good Friday Agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In accordance with that Agreement and the principle of consent, Northern Ireland will remain part of the United Kingdom for as long as its people wish for it to be.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2020, the Northern Ireland High Court ruled that there is no legal requirement or public interest in setting out a policy detailing fixed criteria on the holding of a referendum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 25/04/2025 13:27:47 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5319