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746706

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Council Housing: 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, if the Government will cover the costs incurred by leaseholders of council-owned property for any necessary fire safety improvements.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	2002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of the potential impact on leaseholders in council owned properties and are currently working to understand them.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:52:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

746878

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle global cyber terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	2204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>In November 2016 the Government published a new five year National Cyber Security Strategy, which is supported by £1.9billion of transformational investment which includes a programme of active cyber defence; the creation of the National Cyber Security Centre, and a dedicated ability to counter-attack in cyber space<strong>.</strong></p><p>The Home Office works closely with both the National Cyber Security Programme and the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that we have a consistent and joined up understanding of, and approach to the terrorist cyber threat. As set out in the Gracious speech, our counter-terrorism strategy will be reviewed. We will look at our whole counter-terrorism approach across Government, police, local authorities and the security services to ensure they have what they need to protect our country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/08/2017 15:22:41 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

746892

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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) websites have been shut down, (b) goods have been seized, (c) arrests have been made and (d) medicine units have been seized in the UK under Operational Pangea in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	2108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. INTERPOL releases information annually detailing the total results of Operational Pangea from all participating countries.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/08/2017 14:18:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

746913

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stalking: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of stalking were made to each police force in Wales in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016; and how many of each were investigated by the police.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	2137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of stalking offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales. Information on these offences can be found in the Home Office Open Data Tables for police recorded crime, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the police to investigate all crimes that are reported to them. All forces will suspend crime investigations if, after initial investigation, they conclude that there are no further lines of enquiry to pursue because there is no evidence trail or witnesses. These decisions are an operational matter for forces, but investigations can be reopened at any time should further evidence come to light. Information on the outcomes of offences recorded by the police is routinely published by the Home Office and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/09/2017 09:12:43 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

746941

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Product Recalls and Safety Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety will publish its report.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	2079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p> </p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:14:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

746944

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on correspondence that was sent by (a) Ministers and (b) Parliamentary Private Secretaries in each financial year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	2084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the Department does not hold information about correspondence sent by Parliamentary Private Secretaries, and the information about Ministers’ correspondence is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 14:57:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

746949

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tumble Dryers: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with Whirlpool on the safety of tumble dryers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	2102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I recognise the efforts Whirlpool has made to rectify the safety issue which affected certain models of tumble dryers; with over 1.5 million appliances modified or replaced.</p><p> </p><p>However, I remain concerned that there are many unregistered appliances in use across the UK and my officials remain in close contact Whirlpool and Peterborough City Council Trading Standards to ensure the company contacts those consumers with an affected machine who have not yet signed up for a repair or replacement.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:14:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

746951

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission research into the reasons for the growth in the number of electrical fires.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	2098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2017 answer text <p>The number of accidental primary fires in England where the fire and rescue service recorded the ignition power source for the fire as electric decreased from 34,431 in 2010/11 to 30,136 in 2015/16. There are no plans to commission research on this topic.</p><p>The number of accidental dwelling fires where the ignition power source was ‘electric’ decreased from 19,603 in 2010/11 to 18,288 in 2014/15. The Home Department has not estimated the costs of these fires.</p><p>See fire statistics table FIRE0605. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#cause-of-fire" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#cause-of-fire</a>)</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2124 question first answered 04/08/2017 12:56:48 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

746952

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on the provision of safety tests for white goods which are located in tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	2103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has one of the highest sets of product safety requirements in the EU which requires goods to meet strict safety rules before they are put into use.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p> </p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:14:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

746953

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a statement on how best to ensure that fridge freezers and other white goods are safe for use.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	2104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK system of product safety requires white goods to meet strict safety requirements before they are put into use. Where faults occur, Trading Standards have powers to order recalls or other corrective actions.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers can check for the latest information on recalls on the GOV.UK website searching for ‘product recall campaign’.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p> </p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:14:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris