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714442

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 68394, if he will place in the Library a copy of the auditing schedule pro-forma issued to Departments to provide guidance on day-to-day digital auditing.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	69619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>An auditing schedule pro-forma is not issued to departments but detailed guidance on the security of digital infrastructure, audit and penetration testing is freely available to all Government organisations on the National Cyber Security Centre website, available at www.ncsc.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/04/2017 08:12:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

714444

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of funding for the Landfill Communities Fund; and what proportion of the landfill tax will be allocated to providing that funding in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	69589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>For 2017-18, the value of the LCF has been set at £39.3 million. As a result, the cap on contributions from landfill operators has been increased from 4.2% to 5.3%. The Government expects to maintain this higher 5.3% cap for future years, but this expectation assumes we see continued progress from environmental bodies in terms of reducing administrative costs and the level of unspent funds.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/04/2017 10:56:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

714449

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Newts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to 2.27 of the Housing White Paper, if he will set out the (a) timeline and (b) process for implementing the new approach to the licensing system for great crested newts; and what additional funding will be available to (i) his Department, (ii) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (iii) Natural England to support that implementation.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	69431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The roll-out of the new strategic approach to great crested newt licencing will begin in Kent in 2017-18 and the wider nationwide roll-out to other affected local authority areas will be set up over three years beginning in 2017-18.</p><p>Within this timescale, Natural England will consider district licences for 150 local authority areas. This will be based on an assessment of the impact of the development plan and evidence on the distribution of the great crested newt across the district. To achieve this, Natural England is currently working with partners including local authorities, developers, land owners, environmental specialists and conservation groups. The new approach needs no amendments to legislation.</p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government has identified £90,000 of funding within existing budgets for Natural England to support the implementation of the new strategic approach in Kent. The Department for Communities and Local Government will be identifying funding for the nationwide roll-out of the new approach. On-going funding for the schemes will be covered by developer contributions for using the strategic mitigation.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 04/04/2017 14:59:08 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

714450

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Social Services: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.5 of Spring Budget 2017, what estimate his Department has made of how much of the £2 billion of social care funding will be allocated to (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	69372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the allocations for the distribution of the additional funding for adult social care announced at the Spring Budget 2017 online on 9 March, together with an Explanatory Note concerning distribution.</p><p>This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care</a>.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 05/04/2017 13:49:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

714451

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish and regularly renew guidance for the public on setting up (a) no cold-calling zones and (b) other local community action projects.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	69596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer given on 24 April 2017, by my Hon Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, to Question UIN 69670.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 26/04/2017 10:46:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

714454

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Concussion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice her Department provides to (a) national governing bodies and (b) medical services on concussion sustained in sporting activities.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	69521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes player safety seriously in all sports. I expect National Governing Bodies, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport, to monitor and act upon player safety as their highest priority, and be able to demonstrate how they are complying with all the relevant health and safety regulations and practices.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not provide advice to medical services on concussion or on the comparative health risks resulting from taking part in major sports.</p><p> </p><p>Medical research into injuries sustained in certain sports is being carried out by staff at the English Institute of Sport, and work in this area is to be published in the near future. However, this will not focus specifically on chronic traumatic encephalopathy.</p><p>National Governing Bodies with significant risk of this type of injury in their sport put appropriate plans in place, issue guidance across their membership such as recent RFU and FA publications, and set elite level protocols, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department is a member of the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Forum on Concussion which aims to raise awareness and support professionals, students, parents and volunteers to be able to deal better with incidents of concussion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 69522 69523 question first answered 05/04/2017 09:37:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

714455

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research her Department has undertaken into the occurrence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional athletes.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	69522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes player safety seriously in all sports. I expect National Governing Bodies, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport, to monitor and act upon player safety as their highest priority, and be able to demonstrate how they are complying with all the relevant health and safety regulations and practices.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not provide advice to medical services on concussion or on the comparative health risks resulting from taking part in major sports.</p><p> </p><p>Medical research into injuries sustained in certain sports is being carried out by staff at the English Institute of Sport, and work in this area is to be published in the near future. However, this will not focus specifically on chronic traumatic encephalopathy.</p><p>National Governing Bodies with significant risk of this type of injury in their sport put appropriate plans in place, issue guidance across their membership such as recent RFU and FA publications, and set elite level protocols, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department is a member of the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Forum on Concussion which aims to raise awareness and support professionals, students, parents and volunteers to be able to deal better with incidents of concussion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 69521 69523 question first answered 05/04/2017 09:37:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

714456

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to incentivise innovation in internet communications infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	69524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to creating a world-leading digital economy with connectivity wherever people live, travel and work. As part of this, we are investing £1.1bn to boost the UK's digital infrastructure and encourage innovation, including £200m to develop ways to accelerate market delivery of new full fibre broadband networks. Alongside the Spring 2017 Budget, we announced our new 5G Strategy setting out steps for the UK to become a world leader in the next wave of mobile technology. The Budget also included up to £16m for leading UK research institutions to cooperate on a cutting edge 5G facility to trial and demonstrate this exciting technology.</p><p> </p><p>We have also conducted seven pilot projects to test different approaches to providing superfast broadband in the hardest to reach areas, forging new, innovative partnerships and showing that smaller suppliers can successfully deliver infrastructure. In addition, the government continues to work with industry to identify and reduce barriers to deployment of communications infrastructure and we have made significant progress, such as reducing planning burdens and introducing a new 100% business rates relief for new full fibre infrastructure for five years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/04/2017 13:28:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

714457

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy have been reported by (a) sports national governing bodies and (b) national medical services in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	69523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes player safety seriously in all sports. I expect National Governing Bodies, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport, to monitor and act upon player safety as their highest priority, and be able to demonstrate how they are complying with all the relevant health and safety regulations and practices.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not provide advice to medical services on concussion or on the comparative health risks resulting from taking part in major sports.</p><p> </p><p>Medical research into injuries sustained in certain sports is being carried out by staff at the English Institute of Sport, and work in this area is to be published in the near future. However, this will not focus specifically on chronic traumatic encephalopathy.</p><p>National Governing Bodies with significant risk of this type of injury in their sport put appropriate plans in place, issue guidance across their membership such as recent RFU and FA publications, and set elite level protocols, as the designated authorities with responsibility to regulate their sport.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department is a member of the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Forum on Concussion which aims to raise awareness and support professionals, students, parents and volunteers to be able to deal better with incidents of concussion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 69521 69522 question first answered 05/04/2017 09:37:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

714458

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Fundraising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the progress of the Fundraising Regulator in improving standards in charity fundraising.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	69626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Since its launch in July 2016, the Fundraising Regulator has taken ownership of the Code of Fundraising Practice and is consulting on strengthening it. The regulator is handling public complaints about poor fundraising practices. Proposals for the Fundraising Preference Service, to help people opt out of receiving charity fundraising communications, have been developed and the new service is due to start in summer 2017.</p><p>Most large fundraising charities have already shown their commitment to best practice by supporting the Fundraising Regulator and paying its levy. The Government has reserve powers to intervene if the level of support for the Fundraising Regulator from the charity sector is insufficient.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 30/03/2017 16:57:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson