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1121726

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on failures relating to the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases and police culture.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	245945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I engage frequently with the Home Office, and issues relating to disclosure remain of paramount importance to us. Extensive action is underway to bring about the necessary cultural change within the CPS and policing, and we are clear that this is a collaborative effort. In June the Minister for Policing and I will be co-chairing a Tech Summit, in order to address the increasing amount of digital material involved in the disclosure process.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/04/2019 15:39:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1121727

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Recovery of Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that acquitted defendants in criminal cases who were deemed ineligible for legal aid are able to recover costs to cover their legal fees.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	245946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>If a defendant is acquitted at the magistrates’ court and did not apply for criminal legal aid or applied and was financially ineligible, he/she can recover their legal costs at legal aid rates; at the Crown Court, an acquitted defendant can only recover their legal costs at legal aid rates if he/she first applied for and was refused criminal legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 February 2019, the Government announced a review of the legal aid means tests. The review will consider the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with the wider criteria, as well as assessing the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect access to justice, particularly for the vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>Upon conclusion of the review, expected by Summer 2020, we will publish a full public consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/04/2019 15:58:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1121971

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Village Halls: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Barnett Formula will be applied to calculate the share of the recently announced village hall grant funding.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	245947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>This grant scheme launched on 5 April 2019, and will be available to village halls in England. The Barnett Formula will be applied to funding in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/04/2019 09:49:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1110550

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to tackles failures in the disclosure of evidence through encouraging early engagement between prosecution and defence teams in criminal cases.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	242930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s ‘Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system’, published in November 2018, highlighted the need for early engagement. The Review includes recommendations on pre-charge engagement and proportionate frontloading to ensure there is a better balance between streamlining work and performing disclosure obligations early. This National Disclosure Improvement Plan, which contains commitments made by the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing, also highlights the importance of engagement between the prosecution and the defence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 15:35:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1110436

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Ceredigion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Coastguard Rescue Officers are available for service in each Coastguard station along the Ceredigion coast; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of those numbers.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	242239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are six Coastguard Rescue Teams (CRTs) along the Ceredigion coast with 45 volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs) currently available for service. The number in each team is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location of CRT</p></td><td><p>CROs available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardigan</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwbert</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Quay</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberystwyth</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borth</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdyfi</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard continually monitors the number of available CROs. They are all volunteers and as such there is no mutuality of obligation so their availability can vary throughout any specified period. During an incident the Search Mission Co-ordinator monitors the response levels and if further CROs are required to attend the incident then they will task the flank CRTs.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/04/2019 12:34:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1109212

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit: Ceredigion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money the Government has allocated to no deal preparations in Ceredigion constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	240077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is making additional funding available so that departments and the devolved administrations can prepare effectively for EU Exit. More than £4.2 billion has been provided since 2016, including over £2 billion for core Brexit activity in 2019-20 for deal and no deal preparations.</p><p> </p><p>The 2019-20 allocations were announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 December 2018. The devolved administrations received their full share of additional funding in devolved areas through the Barnett Formula, with the Welsh Government allocated £31.1m. This follows Barnett-based allocations to the Welsh Government of £3.7m in 2017-18 and £21.4m in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>It is for departments and devolved administrations to decide where to allocate EU Exit funding across reserved and devolved responsibilities respectively.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/04/2019 14:27:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1108669

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Explosives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the UK did not sign the October 2018 United Nations General Assembly Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	239286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The use of lethal force in populated areas, as elsewhere, is governed by relevant international law - in particular, International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our targeting policy and practice is entirely consistent with our obligations under UK and international law and we will continue to operate in accordance with its principles. The UK declined to sign the October 2018 United Nations First Committee Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas because its call for a binding political declaration risks undermining the primacy of IHL and imposing impracticable standards and expectations on military commanders.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/04/2019 14:46:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1105934

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of whether not applying tariffs on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement would be compliant with World Trade Organisation rules.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	238415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is confident that it is acting within its rights and obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In developing our policy for the Northern Ireland border, alongside WTO rules, we have also had to take into consideration a broader set out of international obligations.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that the unique social, political and economic circumstances in Northern Ireland justify the temporary measures that the Government is taking, based on existing exceptions under WTO rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 08/04/2019 08:32:21 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1105595

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the effect of the Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding on the higher education sector in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	237746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The government’s Review of Post-18 education and funding is making good progress and the independent panel will report shortly, before the government concludes the overall review later this year. Higher and further education are devolved matters and as such the review is considering the English system only. However, we recognise that students make choices across borders, and changes to the post-18 education system funding in England may have a direct impact on the Devolved Administrations. We are therefore engaging with the relevant governments as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 237749 question first answered 03/04/2019 15:14:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1105598

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing tuition fees for English students on Welsh universities.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	237748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The government’s review of post-18 education and funding is making good progress and the independent panel will report shortly, before the government concludes the overall review later this year. As per the Terms of Reference, the review is looking at how we can best support education outcomes that deliver our Industrial Strategy ambitions, by contributing to a strong economy and delivering the skills our country needs. Higher and Further Education are devolved matters and as such the review is considering the English system only. However, we recognise the direct impact the review may have on Devolved Administrations and are engaging with the relevant governments as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 237750 question first answered 03/04/2019 10:53:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake