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1129591

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken stop private hire cab drivers operating in areas in which they do not have a licence.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	260009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) are permitted to undertake pre-booked work outside of the area in which they are licensed. PHVs are subject to a triple licensing lock; the operator fulfilling the request, the driver and vehicle must all be licensed by the same authority.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government’s response to the report by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, the Government will consider how restrictions on out-of-area journeys might work in practice, with a view to legislating.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/06/2019 12:32:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1128843

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse in the taxi and private hire sector.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	259240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The response to the report by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing issued on 12 February committed to bring forward legislation to enable national minimum standards in licensing, enable greater enforcement powers for licensing officers and to establish a national licensing database to assist in the sharing of relevant information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering the responses to the consultation on draft statutory guidance to be issued to licensing authorities on how they can use their extensive existing powers to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm when using taxi and private hire vehicle services.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/06/2019 13:27:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1125394

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money was accrued to the public purse under the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme and (b) what proportion of that money was allocated to clinical commissioning groups between 2014 and 2019.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	252068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Under the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), scheme members made payments to the Department. The 2014 PPRS has now delivered over £2.7 billion of PPRS payments. The following table shows the annual aggregate PPRS payments from 2014 until the end of the PPRS in December 2018. The 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access is the current voluntary scheme.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Aggregate PPRS payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£311 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£847 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£628 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£387 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£615 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further aggregate net sales and payment information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information</a></p><p>Each year, the Department estimates the England share of expected income from the PPRS which is then included within NHS England baseline financial allocations. Decisions on how to allocate funding across the health system is for NHS England to determine, in line with patient need.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 17/05/2019 12:39:55 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1105482

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Brunei: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Brunei on whipping and stoning to death being added to punishments potentially facing LGBT+ people in that country if they are found guilty of engaging in same-sex relations.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	237702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during my visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently I raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</p><p>We will continue to encourage and work with the Bruneian Government, as with many other countries, to remove corporal and capital punishment from their statutes. We will also urge them to take steps to decriminalise and pass laws to protect LGBT people from all forms of discrimination.</p><p>The UK believes in the right to live with dignity, free from violence or discrimination irrespective of a person's sexual orientation. The International community must uphold the universality of human rights; the criminalisation of same-sex relations is wrong.</p><p>The UK is committed to combating discrimination and violence against LGBT people throughout the Commonwealth and ensured that last year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communique included the most progressive language yet on LGBT rights, complimented by an historic speech from the Prime Minister, and backed up with major programme spending on gender equality and LGBT rights.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 01/04/2019 16:24:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1105483

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Brunei: LGBT+ People
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 he has taken to ensure that the UK meet its special responsibility to address laws discriminating against LGBT people in the Commonwealth with specific reference to Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	237703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during my visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently I raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</p><p>We will continue to encourage and work with the Bruneian Government, as with many other countries, to remove corporal and capital punishment from their statutes. We will also urge them to take steps to decriminalise and pass laws to protect LGBT people from all forms of discrimination.</p><p>The UK believes in the right to live with dignity, free from violence or discrimination irrespective of a person's sexual orientation. The International community must uphold the universality of human rights; the criminalisation of same-sex relations is wrong.</p><p>The UK is committed to combating discrimination and violence against LGBT people throughout the Commonwealth and ensured that last year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communique included the most progressive language yet on LGBT rights, complimented by an historic speech from the Prime Minister, and backed up with major programme spending on gender equality and LGBT rights.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 01/04/2019 16:26:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1086552

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of CCGs in commissioning therapeutic services for survivors of sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	230781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has made no assessment of the effectiveness of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in commissioning therapeutic care for survivors of sexual assault.</p><p> </p><p>Following publication of the Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services in April 2018, and the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019, a letter was sent to commissioners on 6 February from myself and Kate Davies, Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services Commissioning at NHS England. The letter asks commissioners to look at how they are meeting their responsibilities for victims and survivors of sexual assault and sets out the importance of commissioning better services that support victims in an informed and consistent way.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the letter can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/services-for-victims-of-sexual-assault-letter-to-nhs-commissioners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/services-for-victims-of-sexual-assault-letter-to-nhs-commissioners</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of their budget CCGs have spent on therapeutic services for survivors of sexual abuse is not collected or held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 230782 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:52:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1086553

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of their budget CCGs have spent on therapeutic services for survivors of sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	230782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has made no assessment of the effectiveness of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in commissioning therapeutic care for survivors of sexual assault.</p><p> </p><p>Following publication of the Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services in April 2018, and the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019, a letter was sent to commissioners on 6 February from myself and Kate Davies, Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services Commissioning at NHS England. The letter asks commissioners to look at how they are meeting their responsibilities for victims and survivors of sexual assault and sets out the importance of commissioning better services that support victims in an informed and consistent way.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the letter can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/services-for-victims-of-sexual-assault-letter-to-nhs-commissioners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/services-for-victims-of-sexual-assault-letter-to-nhs-commissioners</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of their budget CCGs have spent on therapeutic services for survivors of sexual abuse is not collected or held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 230781 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:52:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1082629

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Plea Bargaining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of prosecutions for child sexual abuse involved the CPS accepting a defendant's guilty plea to lesser charges in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	229165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of guilty pleas received and accepted to lesser charges in all cases, including defendants prosecuted for the offences created by sections (a) 5 to 9, (b) 16 and (c) 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost</p><p>However, data is available for the number of defendants whose prosecution was completed, where the case has been flagged as child abuse, and where the principal offence at finalisation is categorised as a sexual offence.</p><p>The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.</p><p>During each of the last three years, the number of defendants entering a guilty plea, in cases flagged as child abuse and whose principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>3,578</p></td><td><p>4,127</p></td><td><p>3,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>57.6%</p></td><td><p>57.5%</p></td><td><p>57.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,217</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,181</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,378</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Sexual Offences Category. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 229166 question first answered 15/03/2019 09:50:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1082630

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Plea Bargaining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, in how many cases prosecuted under sections (a) 5 to 9, (b) 16 and (c) 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 the CPS accepted a defendant's guilty plea to lesser charges in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	229166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of guilty pleas received and accepted to lesser charges in all cases, including defendants prosecuted for the offences created by sections (a) 5 to 9, (b) 16 and (c) 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost</p><p>However, data is available for the number of defendants whose prosecution was completed, where the case has been flagged as child abuse, and where the principal offence at finalisation is categorised as a sexual offence.</p><p>The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.</p><p>During each of the last three years, the number of defendants entering a guilty plea, in cases flagged as child abuse and whose principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>3,578</p></td><td><p>4,127</p></td><td><p>3,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>57.6%</p></td><td><p>57.5%</p></td><td><p>57.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,217</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,181</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,378</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Sexual Offences Category. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 229165 question first answered 15/03/2019 09:50:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1082631

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on implementing its Youth Agenda, published in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	229167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to empowering and engaging young people. Since the launch of the Youth Agenda in 2016 we have: introduced youth panels across several of our country offices, launched an organisation-wide network of young people, supported a further 15,430 young people from all backgrounds to complete the International Citizen Service programme, supported youth-led research projects, and given youth voices a platform at a number of international summits including the Family Planning Summit in July 2017, the Disability Summit in July 2018 and the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. We continue to champion young people in our overseas programming. For example, we are currently working with over 735,000 adolescent girls to support their transition into secondary school.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2018 DFID supported 11.4 million children in primary and lower secondary education, of whom 5.6 million were girls. Currently, DFID’s flagship Girls Education Challenge Fund has supported up to 1.5 million marginalised girls to benefit from a quality education.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/03/2019 15:43:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion