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1216135

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Twitter: Hate Crime
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 recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of Twitter on moderating hate speech towards people with Down’s Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	62519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with Twitter on a range of issues, including hate speech. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 15:18:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1216136

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Social Media: Harassment
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 plans he has to help ensure that people with Down’s Syndrome are able to use social media platforms without fear of bullying or harassment.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	62520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The government intends to introduce world-leading Online Harms legislation to make the UK the safest place to be online. We intend to establish in law a new duty of care on companies towards their users which will be overseen by an independent regulator. The Government published its Initial Consultation Response to the Online Harms White Paper in February 2020, and this set out our direction of travel on a number of key areas. We are aiming to publish a full government response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation later this year, and this will include more detailed proposals on online harms regulation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this new legislation, it is important to make sure that the criminal law is fit for purpose to deal with online harms. DCMS and the Ministry of Justice have engaged the Law Commission on a second phase of their review of abusive and offensive online communications. The Law Commission will review existing communications offences and make specific recommendations about options for reform, to ensure that criminal law provides consistent and effective protection against such behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 15:19:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1205180

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure those responsible in Afghanistan for the (a) attack on a maternity hospital and (b) other targeted attacks on the Hazara community are brought to justice.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	61541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government was appalled by the attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul last month. The Foreign Secretary and the Minister for South Asia, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, publicly condemned the attack. The UN Security Council made clear the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice, in its statement of 13 May. We commend this. We continue to support the Afghan National Defence and Security Force (ANDSF), helping them combat the threat from insurgent groups. All ethnic and religious groups, including the Hazaras, have equal rights and an important role to play in Afghanistan's political decision-making. At the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Afghan Government accepted our recommendation that they establish an independent mechanism to assess how security protection can be improved for religious and ethnic minorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/06/2020 16:07:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1202834

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the first e-scooter trials will begin.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	58746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department will soon make the legal changes to enable trials. We are working with local authorities to help them put in place plans for trials. Trials are likely to start in different areas at different times, starting in the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 19/06/2020 12:13:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1201757

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of e-scooters on capacity levels in (a) cycle lanes and (b) other under-used road infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	57276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the effects of trials of e-scooters on the capacity of cycle lanes or under-used road infrastructure. There is limited evidence available about the impact of e-scooters on the road network. This is why we are preparing to start trials of e-scooters. The trials will allow us to gather evidence about the impacts of e-scooters including which parts of road space they may be used. This will inform future policy for e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently laid regulations which allow local authorities to make Emergency Traffic Regulation Orders for measures needed to deal with the effects of coronavirus. Alternative publicity arrangements are also now available for other types of Order. These regulations can be used to create new cycles lanes, which e-scooters could use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/06/2020 15:21:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1201759

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of car journeys that will replaced by the use of e-scooters in the upcoming trials.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	57277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>There is limited evidence available about the impact of e-scooters on the road network. Recent evidence from European cities suggests around 15-20% of e-scooter journeys could replace journeys by car.</p><p> </p><p>The trials will allow us to gather evidence about the impacts of e-scooters including what mode shift they cause. This will inform future policy for e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/06/2020 15:24:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1201357

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence his Department assessed when deciding to set the speed limit for e-scooters in forthcoming trials at 12.5mph.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	56066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s consultation on the rules for e-scooters proposed a speed limit of 12.5 mph. The Department considered evidence available from international organisations, published reports and considered the rules for e-scooter use in other countries. We also took account of the responses received from the Future of Transport regulatory review call for evidence. The proposed speed limit also directly influences what other rules should apply to the use of e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>There is limited evidence on the impact of different speed limits for e-scooters and a range of speed limits apply in other countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, we are currently analysing the responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The trials will allow us to gather evidence about the about the use of e-scooters and their effects on other road users. This will inform future policy for e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/06/2020 13:49:20 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1201360

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence his Department assessed when deciding to set the motor wattage for e-scooters in the forthcoming trials at 350W.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	56067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s consultation on the rules for e-scooters asked whether there should be a maximum power set for e-scooters and asked whether 350W is an appropriate limit. The Department has considered evidence available from international organisations, published reports and considered the rules for e-scooter use in other countries. We also took account of the responses received from the Future of Transport regulatory review call for evidence. The proposed power limit also directly influences what other rules should apply to the use of e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>There is limited evidence on the impact of different maximum power limits for e-scooters and a range of different power limits apply in other countries.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The trials will allow us to gather evidence about the use of e-scooters and their effects on other road users. This will inform future policy for e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/06/2020 13:51:38 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1198226

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants have attempted to illegally cross the English Channel since the start of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	52207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>People crossing the Channel to enter the UK have come from a safe country – usually France – and so there is no reason why they need to make this trip in order to claim asylum. Those fleeing persecution should stay in the first safe country they enter.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to work closely with France and other countries to return migrants who have entered the UK by small boat in order to provide a strong deterrent against these dangerous crossings.</p><p> </p><p>The number of migrants arriving in the UK crossing the Channel by small boats for the months of January to March 2020 is approx. 450.  These are provisional figures based on operational management information. The figures for April have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The final figures for all months will be published at a later date, once they have been verified and fully quality assured.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that, by definition, we cannot be certain of the total number of people attempting to cross the English Channel via clandestine means.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/06/2020 12:51:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1198227

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants have been intercepted by Border Force whilst attempting to illegally cross the English Channel since the start of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	52208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>People crossing the Channel to enter the UK have come from a safe country – usually France – and so there is no reason why they need to make this trip in order to claim asylum. Those fleeing persecution should stay in the first safe country they enter.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to work closely with France and other countries to return migrants who have entered the UK by small boat in order to provide a strong deterrent against these dangerous crossings.</p><p>The number of migrants arriving in the UK crossing the Channel by small boats for the months of January to March 2020 is approx. 450.  These are provisional figures based on operational management information. The figures for April have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The final figures for all months will be published at a later date, once they have been verified and fully quality assured.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 52209 52210 question first answered 09/06/2020 12:48:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith