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228769

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date	20/03/2015
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	Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit clothing into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes intellection property (IP) crime very seriously and is working closely with law enforcers and rights holders to tackle criminality, including the sale of counterfeit goods. The Intellectual Property Office continues to support Trading Standards, Police and partners with intelligence in support of enforcement operations. Locally, the National Markets Group is active in tackling IPR trade at our markets. Nationally, the UK Border Force is targeting importers using intelligence to enhance container seizures – these have increased year on year for the last 3 years. In addition, work is ongoing with source countries to tackle production in countries abroad. In particular, work between the UK and Chinese authorities has already resulted in seizures and arrests. All this activity is supported by education programmes and a government/private industry partnership to provide IP training to enforcement officers and brands representatives to help stem the demand for counterfeit products.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 12:57:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228779

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit cigarettes into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>HMRC’s strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling has reduced the tax gap for cigarettes from 22% in 2000/01 to 10% in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC and Border Force have just published a new joint strategy that sets out a comprehensive range of activity, overseas, at the border and within the UK, to tackle the threat from smuggling of genuine and counterfeit illicit tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy can be accessed on the HMRC website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/03/2015 10:02:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228786

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Sight Impaired
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £296,636 in British Blind Sport to get more blind people playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of blind people who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for blind people.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:20:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228787

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to increase participation of people with cerebral palsy in sport.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £265,882 in Cerebral Palsy Sport to get more people with cerebral palsy playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of people with cerebral palsy who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for people with cerebral palsy.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:19:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228788

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games includes:</p><p>· 1.6 million more people, including over 260,000 more disabled people, are playing sport once a week than when we won the bid for the Games back in 2005</p><p>· over £14 billion of economic benefits have been realised in terms of trade and investment following the Games and Games-time promotional activity</p><p>· all permanent venues on the Park have a secured legacy use, more than 4.5 million people have visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park since it re-opened, and over 4,500 people are now living in the former Athletes' Village</p><p>· volunteering in England increased in 2012 after a period of decline, with an increase from 65% to 72% of the population who had volunteered at least once in the previous 12 months, an increase that has been maintained since.</p><p>I have reported to Parliament regularly on the sporting legacy from the 2012 Games. My most recent report was made in a written ministerial statement on 5 March 2015, Hansard columns 72-76/WS.</p><p> </p><p>In addition government and the Mayor of London produce joint annual reports on the Games' legacy. The most recent report, 'Olympic and Paralympic legacy: inspired by 2012 - second annual report' is on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-olympic-and-paralympic-legacy-inspired-by-2012-second-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-olympic-and-paralympic-legacy-inspired-by-2012-second-annual-report</a> .</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:18:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228789

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on providing 95 per cent of rural areas with superfast broadband by 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Current superfast broadband coverage is over 80% of UK premises and the Government remains committed to providing 95% coverage to homes and businesses by 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 13:16:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228793

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Exhaust Emissions: Respiratory System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health on the link between toxic fumes and respiratory conditions.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/03/2015 09:52:35 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228802

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect Christians and other minority groups across the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Conflict and instability in the region has made the plight of many minorities a significant concern and we have witnessed systematic and deliberate attacks against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East and North Africa, including Christians. We regularly urge all governments in the region to ensure the protection of all religious minorities. We encourage them to develop inclusive political systems that represent all of their citizens. We also work proactively in the region to promote community cohesion and inclusive governance.</p><p>The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been responsible for many recent atrocities committed against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria. We condemn these appalling acts and are committed to defeating ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained international strategy as part of the efforts of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. The humanitarian aid provided by the UK will have helped many victims of ISIL’s atrocities, including the protection of vulnerable groups. And the UK co-sponsored the resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council on 1 September 2014, which highlights ISIL’s abhorrent actions and commits to a team of experts going to Iraq to investigate these atrocities.</p><p>In Syria a number of UK funded projects have brought together religious leaders from all denominations (including Alawi, Christians, Kurds, Druze and Sunnis) to foster greater understanding between faiths and support reconciliation. In Tunisia, we also funded a project run by the Centre for the Study of Islam and Democracy which considers, amongst other things, the protection of religious minorities under the new constitution. In Jordan, our work within refugee camps has helped reduce tensions between Syrian refugees and their host communities. In Lebanon, we are supporting education programmes including the addition of extra-curricular activities to help strengthen social cohesion. And in Iraq, we have funded a series of grassroots meetings between religious leaders to promote religious tolerance and freedom of religion or belief. We also continue to encourage religious leaders in Iraq to speak out publicly and condemn sectarian violence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2015 13:39:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228808

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of substance abuse by teenagers.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department jointly leads, with the Home Office, the Reducing Demand strand of the Government’s 2010 Drug Strategy ‘Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug-free life'. The third annual review of the drug strategy published last month highlights recent and planned developments in our programme of work to create resilience amongst those who do not take drugs and to support those that do misuse drugs to stop.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy includes universal actions aimed at all young people, and targeted actions for those most at risk of using drugs or who have already started using drugs, and tackles the range of risk factors that make people vulnerable to substance misuse. Key elements of the strategy are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Talk to FRANK, which provides up-to-date impartial information and advice about drugs and how to resist them;</p><p> </p><p>- ‘Rise Above’, recently launched by Public Health England (PHE), which is an online resource and social movement for young people, designed to build their resilience and empower them to make positive choices for their health;</p><p> </p><p>- Helping schools to draw on expert advice and develop evidence-based practice, including funding the Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS), run by Mentor UK; and</p><p> </p><p>- PHE providing support for the development of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments by local areas to help ensure that young people’s substance misuse services target vulnerable young people.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/03/2015 15:13:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228809

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Video Games: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission research on the long-term effects of video game addiction on primary school-aged children.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to commission further research into video game addiction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Children who spend more time on computers, watching television and playing video games tend to experience higher levels of emotional distress, anxiety and depression. This relationship is particularly negative among those who engage in high levels of screen use (more than four hours a day).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following an in-depth look at mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Government has set out a blueprint for improving care over the next five years. The Government report of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce’s findings, Future in mind, published on 17 March 2015, sets out a clear national ambition in the form of key aspirations that the Government would wish to see by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/03/2015 12:22:13 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson