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732836

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will improve cyber security to ensure the resilience and security of Government information and communication technology infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	1514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Transformation of Government’s cyber security is supported by investment from the £1.9bn National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) and aims to realise the objectives set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021. The Government will build cyber security resilience through: the adoption of National Cyber Security Centre’s ‘Active Cyber Defence’ measures, migration away from insecure legacy or unsupported IT systems (such as the type affected by the recent ransomware attacks) and the safe adoption of commodity technology and cloud services.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government will shortly issue new Baseline Cyber Security Standards to all central Government departments and their agencies. There is also sizeable investment and emphasis on creation of a new Government security profession that will create a pipeline of cyber security talent and address skills shortages. To further improve communications technology we are also investing in a new and highly secure shared IT service for departments with sensitive policy portfolios as well as developing specialist advice and support to protect Government’s most sensitive information areas of work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/07/2017 16:19:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

732838

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to introduce measures to require voter ID in the 2017-2019 Parliamentary session.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	1478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to ensure that a form of identification must be presented before voting. It is intended that this requirement be tested through pilot schemes at the May 2018 elections. Pilots will help to identify how and when it would be best to introduce this new requirement more widely.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 16:04:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

732846

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of increasing university tuition fees to over £9,000 a year on the number of young adults from deprived backgrounds attending university.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education published an equality analysis in May 2016, to cover the reforms set out in the <em>Success as a Knowledge Economy </em>White Paper<em>,</em> that were subsequently taken forward through the Higher Education and Research Act (2017).</p><p> </p><p>This included an assessment of the impact of allowing institutions who were successful in the Teaching Excellence Framework assessment process to increase their fees up to inflation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also published in December 2016 an Equality Analysis for the 2017/18 student finance package, which covered both the increase in fees and accompanying loan support.</p><p> </p><p>These assessments concluded that this change was unlikely to significantly alter participation decisions. Tuition fees will not increase in real terms and Higher Education and publicly funded institutions will remain free at the point of access for those who are eligible, as tuition fee loans will increase to cover increased tuition fees.</p><p> </p><p><strong>A copy of the Equality Analysis – Higher Education and Research Bill (published May 2016) is available here: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524226/bis-16-281-he-research-bill-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524226/bis-16-281-he-research-bill-equality-analysis.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>A copy of the Equality Analysis for the Student Support and Fee Regulations (published December 2016) is available here: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577420/Equality_Analysis_for_Student_Support_Regulations_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577420/Equality_Analysis_for_Student_Support_Regulations_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/07/2017 13:45:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

732852

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what date he was informed that any funding arrangements associated with the confidence and supply agreement between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party would not have Barnett formula consequentials for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	1293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with cabinet colleagues on matters of importance to Scotland and the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Like previous Northern Ireland support packages, and City Deals in Scotland and Wales, this funding is a targeted intervention to address a specific set of unique challenges. As was the case for those previous interventions, this is exceptional funding and will therefore be made outside of the normal, ongoing, Barnett funding system and will not attract Barnett consequentials. This will be allocated as an addition to Northern Ireland Executive’s regular block grant.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/07/2017 16:35:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

732859

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire pumps were available in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Southwark and (c) the London Borough of Lambeth in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	1333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest published information on numbers of fire pumps can be found in Table 1403 of the “Fire and rescue authorities: operational statistics bulletin for England 2015 to 2016” available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 16:48:27 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

732863

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources have been made available to local councils for fire safety inspections at schools in Lambeth and Southwark.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	1337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking the potential impact from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire seriously. Building owners across the public sector estate are being contacted to ensure any risks are managed and dealt with appropriately and promptly. As part of this, we are contacting all bodies responsible for safety in schools instructing them to carry out checks to identify any buildings that may require further investigation.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that schools identify cladding which may be Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) the Fire and Rescue Service will be notified and they will carry out an urgent inspection. The Fire and Rescue Service are the right people to help make these judgements.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/07/2017 15:31:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

732864

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	War Crimes
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 capacity of the War Crimes Unit and the Home Office to (a) receive and (b) act on complaints from members of the public on alleged war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	1294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of war crimes is an operational matter for the police. Any decision to investigate or prosecute is the responsibility of the police in consultation with Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p>In particular, the War Crimes Team of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) has national responsibility for the investigation of such offences, including genocide, crimes against humanity and torture; it is their responsibility, accordingly, to determine the recourses necessary to carry out this function.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/07/2017 13:05:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

732865

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last considered a review of sentencing for animal cruelty offences.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. Any change in sentencing in one part of the law has to be made consistent across the entire criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Sentencing Council recently updated its guidelines for magistrates. In their revised guideline, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive longer sentences of up to the maximum of 6 months’ imprisonment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/07/2017 16:39:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

732876

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bootham Park Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will prioritise the site of Bootham Park Hospital, York as a community asset rather than being sold for development.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bootham site is currently operational and has not been declared surplus. With the recent announcement of Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust’s development plans, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is aware that the site may be largely vacant from December 2017. NHSPS is in discussions with healthcare commissioners about whether there will be a requirement for the site for ongoing healthcare use after that time. It is critical that NHSPS works with the commissioners to avoid incurring costs for sites that are not used for service delivery, as this diverts funds from frontline service delivery.</p><p> </p><p>If the site were to be declared surplus to health requirements by the clinical commissioning group and NHS England, the process is to place the property on the ePIMS Surplus Land Register, when other Government bodies can register an interest to purchase the property. If no interest is registered, the property will be sold on the open market as expediently as possible to minimise holding costs to the system.</p><p> </p><p>Proceeds from any disposal would be re-invested in National Health Service facilities. Best price and terms upon disposal remain important factors, but, given the listed status of the building, any purchaser would be required to comply with applicable regulations.</p><p> </p><p>NHSPS has not been made aware of any formal application to register the site as an Asset of Community Value at this time. If any is received, NHSPS would fulfil its obligations in dealing with that application.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/07/2017 16:11:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732880

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Architecture: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of ceasing mutual recognition of architects qualifications as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	1310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of analysis to support our negotiations, covering the entirety of the UK economy. The Government is also continuing to discuss the implications of leaving the EU with a broad range of stakeholders from across the professional and business services sector. The UK will continue to welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make a positive contribution.</p><p>As set out in the Government's publication, 'Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU', the UK will seek to ensure that professional qualifications obtained prior to the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU continue to be recognised after the UK’s exit from the EU. The UK will also give due regard to these professionals’ ability to practise without unfair detriment or discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 03/07/2017 08:05:36 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn