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652363

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date	05/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to tackle the recorded increase in disability hate crime in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously. Crime that is motivated by hostility towards some fundamental part of a person’s identity is particularly corrosive and can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. We are committed to working with communities in order to keep them safe.</p><p>The number of recorded disability hate crimes rose by 44% between 2014/15 and 2015/16. There are a number of factors behind this rise, including increased reporting of disability hate crime and improved recording of such crimes by the police. We welcome these changes.</p><p>The new cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan published on 26 July includes specific actions on disability hate crime. These include looking at current best practice in tackling disability hate crime and working with partner organisations and the police to promote safety for disabled people, making better use of third party reporting centres and raising awareness of hate crime among carers and families of disabled people to encourage reporting.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/12/2016 17:23:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652377

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the increase in sexual offences recorded by the police relating to dating apps; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2016 answer text <p>Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes and the Government is committed to ensuring that every victim has access to the specialist support they need, and that everything is done to bring offenders to justice. We want every report of rape to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation and every prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally to give victims the confidence to report these crimes, no matter what the circumstances or where they took place. The National Crime Agency has issued advice, in partnership with the voluntary sector, on keeping safe when dating online which makes it clear that responsibility for rape and sexual violence always unequivocally rests with the perpetrator of these crimes. This is to make people aware of the potential dangers, so they can be better prepared and make the choices that are right for them. Advice on personal safety when dating online is also available at https://www.getsafeonline.org/social-networking/online-dating/</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/12/2016 17:24:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652387

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 51526, if she will publish a timetable for the amendments to domestic law required before ratification of the Istanbul Convention can take place.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 51526.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 08/12/2016 14:45:39 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652395

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications of the analysis by the Office for National Statistics of time use data, published on 10 November 2016, on the Government's work to tackle the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>I have considered the analysis undertaken by the Office for National Statistics. The report demonstrates that women carry out an overall average of 60% more unpaid work than men. On average men do 16 hours per week of such unpaid work, which includes adult care and child care, laundry and cleaning, to the 26 hours of unpaid work done by women per week.</p><p> </p><p>This has relevance to our efforts to close the gender pay gap as this may be one of the factors that affects the number of hours that women work which in turn affects the gender pay gap. I am pleased to confirm that the draft regulations, requiring large employers to publish details of their gender pay gap, were laid in the house on Tuesday.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/12/2016 16:39:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652396

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Bank Services: Non-binary People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage banks to include a non-binary gender option on their official documents.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for the public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Commission uses a range of levers to ensure local authorities and other public bodies comply with the requirements of the duty, from provision of guidance through to enforcement activity where it considers there to be a strategic benefit.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In light of the Brighton University report highlighted by the Honourable Member, the Commission will be writing to the Local Government Association (LGA) drawing its attention to the findings of the research and of the Commission’s evidence of the key equality challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and asking the LGA to remind local authorities of their legal obligations under the public sector equality duty.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We encourage all service providers, including financial services, to provide a welcoming environment for all customers, including transgender and non-binary customers.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">To support this aim, we published ‘Providing services for transgender customers: a guide’ in November 2015 to help service providers ensure transgender people are welcomed, included and valued as customers, clients, users or members, and to ensure they are treated fairly and appropriately. It also aims to help service providers comply with the law.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We welcome the fact that some banks, such as the Metro Bank, allow customers to select non-binary as a gender option.</ins></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 09:25:50 question first ministerially corrected 13/12/2016 13:16:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 25173 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

634024

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to publish the National Statement of Expectations to provide a framework for the local commissioning of services relating to violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	52629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government published our Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy in March 2016, which announced increased funding of £80 million from 2016 to 2020 to protect women and girls from violence, including support for refuges and other accommodation-based services, funding to national helplines, and from 2017, the launch of the VAWG Transformation Fund.</p><p>We are committed to working across Government to deliver the commitments outlined in the Strategy. The Home Office is leading work across Government to support local commissioning of services to victims and survivors of VAWG. We will set out a clear blueprint for local action though a new National Statement of Expectations and Commissioning Toolkit, which will be available to local commissioning bodies and groups. We currently plan to publish the National Statement of Expectations before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/11/2016 17:06:31 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

631279

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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 assessment he has made of the effect on competitive advantage for companies in the energy-intensive industry sector of differences in eligibility thresholds for access to relief; and if he will meet representatives of that sector to discuss those differences in thresholds.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	52176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has targeted its relief at the most electricity intensive industries operating in international markets, in line with the European Commission’s published Aid guidelines.</p><p>We recognise that in setting an eligibility threshold, there will be some companies that will not receive the relief while their direct competitors do. We have sought to address this by notifying the European Commission that we intend to provide relief to direct competitors who do not pass the eligibility threshold. We have had a number of discussions with the Commission on this proposal, although this has not been approved to date. We are keen to resolve how best to address the issues faced by direct competitors. We are therefore investigating options that may be available to us within the scope of EU State Aid guidelines.</p><p>BEIS officials are happy to meet with representatives to discuss this matter in further detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/11/2016 13:55:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

578715

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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, with reference to the letter of the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the right hon. Member for Rotherham on 8 July 2016, on clause 145 of the Policing and Crime Bill, when the Government expects to publish a timetable for its (a) consultation on tax and private hire vehicle licensing and (b) publication of guidance.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government expects to publish the timetable for the full public consultation on the local authority Best Practice Guidance for Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles in advance of Royal Assent of the Policing and Crime Bill. The government aims to launch the full public consultation upon Royal Assent of the Bill.</p><p> </p><p>The Guidance will be published following completion of the full public consultation and once any amendments have been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2016 09:26:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

577596

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 29 of the Police Reform Act 2002, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable former police officers and staff to make complaints to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The police complaints system is for the public to express dissatisfaction about their interaction with the police. Former officers and staff can use this system with some limited exceptions if the conduct concerned took place whilst they were serving with the police. Serving police officers and staff are encouraged to raise concerns relating to their force through the relevant channels, including through whistle-blowing hotlines.</p><p>The Government is introducing reforms through the Policing and Crime Bill to strengthen protections for police whistle-blowers, creating a new power for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to investigate concerns raised by police whistle-blowers without disclosing their identity (subject to limited exceptions). Both serving and former officers will be able to raise matters with the IPCC under this new legislation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:20:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

576894

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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, when he plans to lay guidance on licensing functions under taxi and private hire vehicle legislation before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently updating the existing guidance on local authority licensing functions for taxi and private hire vehicles. We will consult on a draft once the Policing and Crime Bill, which provides a new power for statutory guidance, has received Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/09/2016 09:37:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion