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752477

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the instruction included on the 2016 London Mayoral election that voters should “Vote once [x] in column A for your first choice, and Vote once [x] in column B for your second choice”, whether they instructed the returning officers for (1) that election, and (2) other mayoral elections, to make it clear to voters that they must vote both for a first choice and for a second choice candidate; if so, on what basis that instruction was given; and whether they intend to review their instructions for future mayoral elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government did not issue instructions to Returning Officers for the May 2016 London Mayoral and other mayoral elections to inform voters they must vote for a first choice and second choice candidate. The instruction on the ballot paper reflects how the supplementary vote works but it is for the voter to decide who they wish to vote for and whether they want to vote for one, two or any candidates. The Government is happy to consider any additional information on how to complete a ballot paper for polls using the supplementary vote system but, as was said in our manifesto, we are keen to move to the First Past the Post system for such polls which we think will be clearer and easier for electors to use.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:55:39 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill

752484

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the group of UN human rights experts that the killings of five protesters by Bahraini security forces in Duraz on 23 May were unlawful.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>​The Government of Bahrain Public Prosecution has launched an investigation into the deaths of the five men during the security operation in the village of Diraz. We encourage a swift and thorough investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2017 15:28:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

752518

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Personal Records: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has the capacity to provide citizens with all the data it holds on them.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>Under the Data Protection Act 1998, which is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, any individual can request the personal data held on them by a public body. Public bodies are required to carry out a reasonable and proportionate search for the requested information. Where the information is in unstructured paper records, then a cost limit applies. Each public body is a separate data controller, and each request is dealt with on an individual basis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/08/2017 10:44:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752551

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken to facilitate communication between survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire separated and housed in various hotels and temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>There are 148 families or individuals from Grenfell Tower who have been provided with key workers and 24 from Grenfell walk.</p><p>Ensuring that the community feels properly supported and engaged is a critical part of rebuilding lives. After the tragedy, the Westway Assistance Centre initially provided access to support and government services. The new Community Assistance Centre which opened on 20 July, is now providing official support to those affected by this tragedy and offering space for the community to meet up. We are also supporting the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council's work to engage the local community and will work with them to ensure it fully meets the needs of residents and supporting community organisations.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/09/2017 16:28:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752563

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local planning authorities on planning permission for replacing cladding on buildings.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2017 answer text <p>In his newsletter to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), the Chief Planner pointed all LPAs to Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This Section sets out that where work does not materially alter the appearance of a building, planning permission may not be required. However, planning permission is ultimately a matter for each LPA.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/09/2017 14:43:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752610

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the schools that opened since 2010 that have closed in the middle of the school year; and how many pupils were on the school roll in each school at the time of closing.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	5146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/08/2017 answer text <p>The current school system has delivered places where they are needed, on time, to ensure that every child has a school place, with 735,000 new school places created between 2010 and 2016.</p><p>The 13 schools that have been opened and have since closed in the middle of a school year since 2010 are listed in the table below. The Department does not record the number of pupils on a school roll at the time of closing.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Name of School</p></td><td><p>Opening Date</p></td><td><p>Closure Date</p></td><td><p>Type of School</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. Weston Academy[1]</p></td><td><p>01/04/2012</p></td><td><p>31/12/2015</p></td><td><p>Academy Converter</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2. Discovery New School</p></td><td><p>08/09/2011</p></td><td><p>03/04/2014</p></td><td><p>Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>3. The Durham Free School</p></td><td><p>02/09/2013</p></td><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>4. Southwark Free School</p></td><td><p>01/02/2012</p></td><td><p>09/02/2017</p></td><td><p>Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>5. Children's Support Centre, Wivenhoe</p></td><td><p>01/01/2010</p></td><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>6. Children's Support Centre, Hadleigh</p></td><td><p>01/01/2010</p></td><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>7. Riverside</p></td><td><p>15/02/2010</p></td><td><p>01/02/2011</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>8. Clissold Park School</p></td><td><p>01/09/2010</p></td><td><p>31/12/2012</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>9. The KS3 Pupil Referral Unit Burley Park Centre</p></td><td><p>01/09/2010</p></td><td><p>01/05/2016</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>10. Manchester KS3 and 4 PRU</p></td><td><p>01/02/2011</p></td><td><p>30/04/2011</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>11. Riverside</p></td><td><p>03/01/2012</p></td><td><p>31/12/2013</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>12. North Personalised Education Centre (NPEC)</p></td><td><p>01/08/2012</p></td><td><p>01/02/2013</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>13. Bassetlaw Learning Centre</p></td><td><p>31/08/2012</p></td><td><p>31/12/2014</p></td><td><p>PRU</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Weston Academy was an existing LA Community School that converted to become an academy and then closed during the period.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/08/2017 17:22:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

752616

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the schools that opened since 2010 that have closed; and how many pupils were on the school roll in each school at the time of closing.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	5147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2017 answer text <p>The current school system has delivered places where they are needed, on time, to ensure that every child has a school place, with 735,000 new school places created between 2010 and 2016.</p><p>39 schools have been opened and then closed since 2010. These are listed in the attached table. The Department does not record the number of pupils on a school roll at the time of closing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/08/2017 15:01:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name Schools opened and closed since 2010.xlsx title Schools opened and closed since 2010
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

752715

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that each police service in England and Wales invests in training on the prioritisation, investigation and evidence-gathering for digital crime and abuse.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The cyber threats we face continue to grow in scale and sophistication. This is why the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 is supported by £1.9billion of transformational investment. Through the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP), this Government continues to invest in law enforcement capabilities at the national, regional and local levels to ensure delivery agencies have the capacity to deal with the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber crime.</p><p> </p><p>The College of Policing Cyber Digital Career Pathway Project will create a Cyber Digital Investigation Profession across law enforcement providing a career pathway and professional certification for professionals at the core of digital investigations – setting the industry standards.</p><p> </p><p>With £4.6m from the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) 2016-17 the NPCC set up the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP) to help provide a step-change in digital capability, equipping forces with the tools to police effectively in a digital age and protect the public from digital crime. In addition, the Police Transformation Fund awarded £1.5m to the ‘Crystallise’ project; ‘Defining the Digital Intelligence &amp; Investigations Service Model for Local Policing’. This aims to make Digital Intelligence and Investigation part of day-to-day local policing by creating a service model.</p><p>Individual police forces are responsible for ensuring that their officers and staff have the necessary training to do their job. The College of Policing supports forces by setting standards for professional practice, supported by the best available evidence, and ensures that those working in policing have access to the right training to meet those standards.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/09/2017 08:49:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

752723

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent annually on cyber security (a) before and (b) after the publication of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence Review 2015.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	5249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2018 answer text <p>Cyber Security policy and funding priorities are set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016. This strategy was accompanied by a commitment to spend £1.9bn over the 5 years 2016-2021 on cyber security; This is in addition to routine spend on cyber capabilities across Government.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/08/2018 15:24:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

752730

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) guns and (b) other weapons have been detected at ports and airports in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>(a)The table below shows the number of guns seized by Border Force from 2012-13 to 2016-17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>12 - 13</p></td><td><p>13 - 14</p></td><td><p>14 - 15</p></td><td><p>15 - 16</p></td><td><p>16 - 17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12498</p></td><td><p>3699</p></td><td><p>2845</p></td><td><p>2299</p></td><td><p>6312</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The firearms definition used by for Border Force seizure statistical purposes has changed during the last 5 years. The firearms definition for 2012-13 includes ammunition, fireworks, and explosive material. The firearms definition for 2013/14 excludes ammunition, but includes fireworks and explosives material. The firearm definition used for 2014/15 onwards excludes ammunition, fireworks and explosive material.</p><p>(b)The table below shows the number of offensive weapons seized by Border Force from 2012-13 to 2016-17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>12 - 13</p></td><td><p>13 - 14</p></td><td><p>14 - 15</p></td><td><p>15 - 16</p></td><td><p>16 - 17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6037</p></td><td><p>5419</p></td><td><p>6735</p></td><td><p>8931</p></td><td><p>10935</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures quoted are management information, which is subject to internal quality checks and may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/11/2017 17:42:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon