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1108599

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect on low-paid workers of the minimum income requirements for non-EEA residents to bring family members to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	910144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The level of the minimum income threshold was set after considering advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court has endorsed the lawfulness of this approach and agrees that the minimum income requirement strikes a fair balance between the interests of UK citizens wishing to sponsor a non-EEA spouse and of the community in general.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 15:53:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1108600

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	910145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending modern slavery in the UK and abroad.</p><p>We’re transforming the law enforcement response, seeing more police operations than ever before; overhauling support for victims; and working with businesses to eradicate forced labour from our supply chains.</p><p>To ensure our response remains world-leading, we have commissioned an independent review of our Modern Slavery Act.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/04/2019 15:57:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1108601

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to assist victims of motor vehicle theft.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	910146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the distressing and disruptive impact vehicle theft can have on victims, and we are determined to ensure we do all we can to prevent these crimes.</p><p>In January, I chaired the first meeting of a new Vehicle Theft Taskforce which brings together industry, the police, and others to help ensure the response is as robust as it can be.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/04/2019 15:59:11 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1108602

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	910148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to transforming the response to domestic abuse.</p><p>On 21 January 2019, we published a landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill alongside a wide-ranging package of measures to protect and support victims.</p><p>We have also recently refreshed our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and published a position paper on Male Victims, demonstrating our commitment to tackle all forms of abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/04/2019 16:00:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

1108603

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	What steps he is taking to ensure that tech companies tackle serious crimes perpetrated on their platforms.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	910149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Tackling serious crime online is one of our highest priorities. We are increasing our investment in law enforcement and will set out plans to legislate in the Online Harms White Paper.</p><p>The Online Harms White Paper will set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online and counter online harms including serious online crime.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/04/2019 16:02:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1079319

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which hybrid warfare is being used as a tool to interfere with public opinion.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	227167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We know that certain states routinely use hybrid warfare, disinformation, ‘bots’ and hacking as foreign policy tools. It’s not surprising that they should try to influence the UK to further their own agendas. There is no evidence of successful interference, but the UK is not complacent to this threat. We are actively monitoring to identify and understand disinformation campaigns, and are taking action to ensure our democracy remains secure.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/03/2019 12:32:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1105778

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Formaldehyde: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulations on formaldehyde in domestic environments.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	910082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The supply of the substance formaldehyde to consumers is banned. However, it is not restricted in articles such as MDF panels. Under the Construction Products Regulation, MDF manufactured in Europe must be labelled to European standards ‘E1’ or ‘E2’. 95% of EU companies comply voluntarily with the ‘E1’ standard, meeting World Health Organisation guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/03/2019 18:00:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1105779

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Coastal Erosion and Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle coastal erosion and flooding.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	910084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Local Authorities have direct responsibility to produce shoreline management plans covering the entire coast of England. These plans provide a long term, sustainable policy framework for local authorities, to manage the risk of coastal change over the next 100 years.</p><p> </p><p>Government is working closely with coastal authorities on a review of shoreline management plans to ensure they are up to date and using the best evidence. Schemes within the current capital investment programme to 2021 benefit from £1.2 billion of investment in coastal erosion and sea flooding projects which will better protect over 170,000 properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/03/2019 17:02:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1105780

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of waste incineration capacity.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	John Grogan
uin	910085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>An assessment of England’s municipal waste treatment capacity – including incineration with energy recovery – was set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy and the associated Evidence Annex published in December 2018. Existing operational capacity is sufficient to treat around 36% of municipal residual waste at current levels. While energy from waste plays an important role in diverting waste from landfill, our emphasis is on greater waste prevention, re-use or recycling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/03/2019 17:59:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

1105781

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Water: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to tackle water scarcity.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	910087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises continued action is required, and it is committed to a ‘twin track approach’ of managing water demand, including leakage reduction, and increasing supply, in parallel. The Government’s National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure, currently undergoing parliamentary scrutiny, will streamline the planning permission process. The Government will also be launching a call for evidence on an ambitious target for per capita consumption in May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/03/2019 17:58:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner