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1346306

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date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has held with relevant business stakeholders on the Tradeshow Access Programme.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North Durham on 15 July 2021, UIN: 28980.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/07/2021 13:52:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1346308

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum sentence for people convicted of racist hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	32457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The legal framework for hate crimes already ensures there are increased penalties for offenders when compared to non-hate crimes. This includes higher possible sentences for a range of offences such as assault, harassment and criminal damage when they include racial hostility.</p><p>We have asked the Law Commission to review hate crime legislation and consider how the law can be made more effective. It will report recommendations this year and we will respond when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/07/2021 15:44:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1346314

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps will her Department take to improve the accessibility of the Access to Work Scheme for visually impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	32504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>DWP is committed to ensuring that the Access to Work (AtW) scheme is accessible to visually impaired people. We work closely with stakeholders (including organisations who support blind and visually impaired people) to identify and deliver improvements to the scheme to broaden its accessibility and reach.</p><p> </p><p>Recent accessibility improvements include:</p><ul><li>completing work to ensure our online application journey is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidance (v 2.1); ensuring the service works with all major screen readers, screen magnifiers and other assistive software</li><li>creating accessible versions of four Access to Work claim forms. These products are compatible with popular assistive software such as JAWS, Windows NVDA and Zoomtext. Customers can also request versions in a format of their choice if these do not meet their needs.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, we are currently developing an online journey to enable citizens to claim the grant; this will be fully accessible and allow users to submit claims, check the status of claims and view their remaining grant. We have done extensive user research and prototype testing with users who have visual impairments to ensure the future service meets their needs. We are also discussing ways of reducing the amount of invoices and other evidence users might need to upload or supply; ensuring a more inclusive service across all channels.</p><p> </p><p>To raise awareness of the scheme, Access to Work was supported with paid campaign activity that ran between 24 February and 31 March, and the Department continues to assess how the scheme can be promoted to support both those with visual impairment and people with other disabilities and health conditions. The campaign ran across a broad channel mix to reach a wide but targeted audience. To coincide with the Access to Work campaign launch, we also produced a new Access to Work toolkit. This was shared with a wide range of stakeholders, including Business Disability Forum, Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), Disability Rights UK and the RNIB.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2021 12:30:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1346329

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	DiDi: Data Protection
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 has taken to ascertain where ride-hailing service DiDi stores data from UK riders and drivers.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	32556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as the regulator for the UK’s data protection legislation has informed my department that there are no investigations or enquiries regarding the ride-hailing company DiDi and they have not received any complaints about the company. Any concerns raised about the company will be assessed in line with the ICO’s usual procedures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Organisations processing personal information must comply with the data protection principles. In practice, this includes making sure they have legitimate grounds for collecting and using personal data; not using the data in ways that have unjustified adverse effects on the individuals concerned; being transparent about how they intend to use the data, and keeping the data safe and secure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 32555 question first answered 20/07/2021 10:51:40 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1346344

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK continues to provide military (a) training and (b) technical assistance to Bahrain despite reports of human rights abuses in that country.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	32473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>All training and assistance for Bahrain fully complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations and is kept under regular review. Bahrain is a human rights priority country. As such, HMG regularly raises human rights issues and individual cases with the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2021 16:11:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1346355

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there are legal protections in place to prevent employers from mandating people who are severely immunocompromised from having to return to their workplace after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends in September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	32426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>There are a range of legal protections which could be engaged where it is difficult for an employee to return to work as a result of an underlying health condition. But the law does not distinguish specifically between particular health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>An immunocompromised person may be considered to have a disability and benefit from protections under the Equality Act which include the duty on an employer to make reasonable adjustments. A disability under the Equality Act is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. A reasonable adjustment can include letting someone work somewhere else.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/07/2021 15:12:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1346362

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to exercise any contractual penalties against Lockheed Martin UK for the delays to the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently withholding a portion of the contract price due to late delivery of the capability on the basis of the Schedule Performance not meeting the contracted milestones. This would become repayable on the achievement of full capability in line with the terms of the contract.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to reserve our position with Lockheed Martin UK in respect of any further consideration relating to Contract performance.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/07/2021 12:58:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346507

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional support to universities to help prevent and tackle incidences of sexual violence and misconduct in university settings.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Any form of harassment, violence or sexual assault is abhorrent and unacceptable anywhere in society, including in our universities which should be safe and inclusive environments. I have been clear that sexual harassment is in no way tolerable on our campuses and online environments. The government urges university leaders to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to all harassment and sexual misconduct and to ensure they have robust systems in place for reporting incidents where they do occur.</p><p>The Office for Students (OfS) statement of expectations on harassment and sexual misconduct was published on 19 April and is a useful tool for providers. As part of its next steps on harassment and hate crime, the OfS will now be considering options for connecting the statement of expectations to its conditions of registration. The OfS wrote to providers on 10 June, asking them to review and update their systems, policies and procedures in line with the statement of expectations on harassment and sexual misconduct by the beginning of the next academic year. I have made it clear that the government sees the OfS statement as the minimum that providers should be doing to keep students safe from sexual harassment and misconduct, and to handle reported incidents appropriately when they do occur.</p><p>I also wrote to the sector on 2 July reasserting the government’s firm expectations that providers take a zero-tolerance attitude towards sexual harassment and that they have robust policies and procedures in place to address it when it does occur. This includes giving urgent consideration to the OfS request to update their systems and procedures before the beginning of next academic year. I detailed the way in which the government will legislatively tackle the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in relation to workers and employers. I also outlined that I have asked my officials to explore options for going further in this area in higher education (HE). The use of NDAs in relation to sexual violence, harassment and misconduct is wholly inappropriate.</p><p>I was extremely concerned that many of the deeply disturbing testimonies that continue to be posted on the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ website reference experiences within HE settings. I met with the founder of Everyone’s Invited in June, to discuss tackling sexual harassment in HE. I also met with Universities UK (UUK) to discuss this issue, including their existing guidance for providers in this area. I understand they are preparing guidance on staff to student sexual misconduct, which they will publish in the coming months.</p><p>On 10 June Ofsted published its review into sexual abuse in schools and colleges. Whilst HE was not part of the Ofsted review, many of its findings can inform our work. One of the most important findings of the review is the prevalence of sexual harassment and online sexual abuse. As such, Ofsted recommends that schools act as though sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are happening, even when there are no specific reports. I have been clear that I want to see HE providers taking the same approach – the issue needs urgent action to ensure it is appropriately addressed.</p><p>I know that sexual harassment and misconduct is an area that for several years HE providers, the OfS and sector bodies have been working together on. In 2015, UUK set up a taskforce on harassment at the request of government. Since 2016, a total investment of £4.7 million, match funded by HE providers, has been invested by the OfS and its predecessor, funding 119 safeguarding projects. £2.45 million of this was given to 63 projects specifically focused on tackling sexual and gender-based violence in HE. In my recent letter to the sector, I highlighted that it may also be timely to revisit the resources produced by these OfS-funded projects relating to this area, available at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/student-safeguarding-evaluation-and-resources/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/student-safeguarding-evaluation-and-resources/</a>.</p><p>All HE providers should discharge their responsibilities fully and have robust policies and procedures in place to address harassment, making sure that HE is a genuinely fulfilling and welcoming experience for everyone. We expect providers to ensure that students continue to have access to support services, and complaints processes, during the COVID-19 outbreak, to ensure they are able to report any issues. I will continue to work across government to ensure that sexual harassment is stamped out of our world leading HE sector.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 31460 31461 31462 question first answered 15/07/2021 15:20:22 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1346517

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the amount of support a disabled person who first claimed personal independence payment in 2020 has foregone as a result of delays in processing those claims.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	32393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to collect and review all available evidence. Once a decision has been made on a new claim to PIP, payment can be backdated to the date of claim in most instances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2021 12:26:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1346570

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Batley Grammar School: Harassment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made as to when the Batley Grammar School teacher who has been receiving threats to his life will be able to return to normal (1) teaching duties, and (2) family life.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The department has continued to work closely with Batley Multi Academy Trust, the local authority and the Police to ensure that the trust is fully supported in implementing any necessary safety measures for the individual staff member.</p><p>The department does not hold specific information on individual staff members, as this is deemed personal information and is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 26/07/2021 15:34:48 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch