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642134

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date	22/11/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will ensure that the prosecution of cybercrime is prioritised by the CPS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Cybercrime is one of the Government’s current key threat areas. On 24 November 2016, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published a new strategy statement and legal guidance on Cybercrime to align its prosecution policy with the aims of the UK Cyber Security Strategy and the Serious Organised Crime Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS works in partnership with law enforcement to pursue and prosecute all cyber criminality referred to it where the tests set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors are met, in line with CPS and National Strategies.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/11/2016 11:23:59 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642135

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that courts take account of the content of victims' statements in considering judgments passed on people found guilty of committing crimes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Victim Personal Statements (VPS) give victims a voice in criminal proceedings, allowing them to express exactly how they were affected by a crime, and helping the offender to understand the harm they caused.</p><p> </p><p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance states that the prosecutor should ensure that the Court is aware of any VPS prior to sentencing. It should be read out in its entirety unless there is good reason for not doing so, and subject to any decision the court makes in respect of the VPS.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS is chairing a multi-agency working group to address the recommendations of the Victims’ Commissioner’s thematic review of the use of Victim Personal Statements and ensure the victim’s voice is always heard when they wish to be heard.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/11/2016 11:18:12 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642136

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving the availability in courts of counsellors and psychiatrists to help victims of sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting all vulnerable victims and witnesses throughout the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Criminal justice and support for victims are a matter for devolved administrations in Northern Ireland and Scotland.</p><p>The government is also committed to ensuring that victims of sexual offences receive the support that they need. This includes funding for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors, who do not have to be qualified counsellors or psychiatrists, but who can accompany victims through the court process, as a supporter. The Ministry of Justice also provides funding to 86 female rape support centres across England and Wales providing independent, specialist support to female victims of both recent and historic sexual violence including Child Sexual Abuse, as well as funding for 12 male rape support centres, a support website and a pilot national helpline for male victims of rape and sexual abuse.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 22/12/2016 01:40:37 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642168

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with credit card companies on changes to the charges which apply to people using their cards.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of companies and organisations to discuss relevant issues.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 29/11/2016 16:29:05 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642275

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Sudan: International Assistance
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 discussions his Department has had with the UN on trends in the number of attacks on aid workers in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We work closely with the United Nations Agencies to support safe access for humanitarian workers to vulnerable communities in Sudan and to monitor levels of violence against them. This involves regular discussions with the heads of these agencies in Sudan as well as discussions with specialist staff involved in the provision of their security. We regularly lobby the Government of Sudan to fulfil its obligations to provide a safe operating environment for humanitarian actors.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/11/2016 17:48:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642282

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is providing to Yazidi and Christian minority refugee groups from Syria and Iraq who have experienced sexual abuse from Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion in response to the Syria crisis and since June 2014, has committed £169.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq.</p><p>Through the United Nations' Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, UK aid is providing life-saving maternal and child health-care, child protection services, and specialised support for escapees of Daesh terror. We are also supporting the implementation of Iraq's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security focusing on capacity building and support for victims of gender-based violence.</p><p>We have provided £7 million for projects in Syria, including capacity building for gathering evidence of Sexual Violence and other Human Rights violations and advocacy work. In 2015-16 the UK assisted 135,627 people (adults and children) in Syria with psychosocial support.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/11/2016 14:00:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642283

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will reassess and extend the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme to accept minorities from Iraq who have been persecuted by Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is intended to help vulnerable Syrian nationals. Iraqi nationals are eligible for resettlement under our other, global resettlement schemes such as Gateway and Mandate. They may also qualify for resettlement under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) established earlier this year, which is not restricted to Syrian nationals.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/11/2016 13:53:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642284

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government plans to provide minority women and girls overseas who are victims of sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Since June 2014 we have provided over £1.3million for projects to support gender equality and combat sexual violence, in a number of conflict-affected countries. This includes funding in the current year to promote the use of the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict and to combat the stigma associated with sexual violence.</p><p>Ending violence against all women and girls is a top priority for the UK. In 2015, this Government made a clear and bold manifesto commitment to tackle violence against women and girls, end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and combat child and early forced marriage, both at home and abroad.</p><p>We have increased our resources to tackle violence against women and girls by more than 60% in recent years. This includes Department for International Development's £35 million programme to tackle FGM and their £36 million programme to end Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is supporting women's rights projects through the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy across at least 28 countries with a total spend of £3,626,037 between 2016 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/11/2016 14:05:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642285

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Bangladesh: Minority Groups and Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on protecting minorities and tackling extremism in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is extremely concerned by the increase in extremist-related violence and attacks on minority groups in Bangladesh since September 2015. We have engaged with the Government of Bangladesh, regional partners and the international community to support efforts to tackle violence against minorities and address extremism in Bangladesh. Extremism is a global threat that faces all of us, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with Bangladesh in the fight against it.</p><p>As I said during the Adjournment Debate on Bangladesh in the House of Commons on 8 September it is vital that the Government of Bangladesh upholds and protects the fundamental rights of all their citizens: the right to life, the right to religious freedom or belief and the right to freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/11/2016 14:45:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

642286

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Developing Countries: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to provide trauma support for (a) Yazidis and Christians and (b) other minority communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	54145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion in response to the Syria crisis and since June 2014, has committed £169.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq.</p><p>The UK is using its aid budget to alleviate the immediate humanitarian suffering of the most vulnerable people in the region, including Yezidis, Christians and other minority groups. All UK-funded aid is distributed on the basis of need, regardless of race, religion and ethnicity.</p><p>UK support is enabling international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to provide specialist assistance to those affected by sexual and gender-based violence. This includes clinical care, case management and counselling, reproductive healthcare and cash assistance to particularly vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/11/2016 14:08:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon