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934797

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the provision of support services for victims of child sexual exploitation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	160694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials meet with representatives of local authorities to ensure that victims of crime receive effective and joined up support. The Ministry of Justice also works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which holds the relationship with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for supporting victims of crime. We want to ensure that all victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation feel they can come forward to report abuse and have access to the support they need. This is why we have allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide specialist support for victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also allocated Police and Crime Commissioners around £68m in funding to locally deliver or commission support services for victims of crime. £4.7m of this funding has been allocated specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. This Government has also awarded grant funding to national organisations providing vital services for victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, including telephone and online counselling.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive Government funding to deliver local services in their communities, and it is for them to decide how best to direct their funding in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2018 15:31:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

934581

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the use of its tax powers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	906306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>My ministerial colleagues and I continue to engage with the Scottish Government to discuss a range of issues relating to the implementation of the Scotland Act 2016, and this includes the Scottish Government’s significant new powers to raise revenue, as well as spend it<em>.</em> The UK Government is committed to implementing all sections of the Scotland Act in full, and we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to ensure a safe and secure transition of remaining tax powers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2018 09:43:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

934649

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suspension of the capital programme and funding for St Helena, particularly in respect of its residents' (1) employment, (2) disposable income, and (3) standard of living, and of the Island's progress towards expanding its tourism-based economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not suspended a capital programme. The most recent capital programme concluded in March 2018 and DFID is exploring options for a new programme. Financial aid has increased over the last 5 years and contributes more directly to indicators affecting well-being on the island including public sector wages, health and education.</p><p> </p><p>The St Helena Government has recently published a household expenditure survey, and will soon launch a business and employment survey which will provide more information on disposable income and employment. The average annual incomes of residents after taking into account inflation has risen steadily between 2012/13 and 2016/17 and household expenditures show only modest increases of 16% over the last 8 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 14:27:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

934694

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Iraq: Human Rights and Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affiars, what recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on freedom of religion and human rights for (a) Jewish people and (b) other ethnic groups in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is firmly committed to protecting religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq. We consistently urge the Government of Iraq, at all levels, to uphold fundamental human rights including the right to freedom of religion or belief and the rights of all minorities across Iraq. The Prime Minister underlined this message with Prime Minister Abadi during her visit to Iraq in November 2017, and both the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN and I reiterated it during our visits in March and April 2018 respectively. Our Embassy in Baghdad and Consulate-General in Erbil continue to raise the issue with Iraqi and Kurdish officials. We will encourage the new Iraqi Government to support the needs of all of their communities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/07/2018 15:47:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934792

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Food Poverty: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the review of the Food and You Survey; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	160762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>In line with recommendations of an independent evaluation of Waves 1-3, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has commissioned its Advisory Committee for Social Science to provide advice and recommendations on the future of the Food and You survey. The findings from the survey are used widely, both within the FSA, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and in the academic community, but the FSA is keen to maximise value from the survey and ensure that it is still the right tool for the job.</p><p> </p><p>This review has commenced, and will be completed by spring 2019 ahead of the launch of the 2020 survey (Wave 6).</p><p> </p><p>The advisory committee has been asked to offer advice on the following:</p><p> </p><p>- The value, pros and cons of different methodologies and on how we might discover, develop, test and pilot these to find the optimum way of meeting Food and You’s objectives in the future;</p><p>- Whether linking Food and You with other datasets might provide richer insights, or better value for money;</p><p>- Stakeholders who might be interested in the survey and its outputs; and</p><p>- How best to use and communicate the results of Food and You.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/07/2018 12:52:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

934793

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Food Poverty: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to continue beyond 2019 the Food and You Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	160763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency has commissioned its Advisory Committee for Social Science to provide advice and recommendations on the future of the Food and You survey, in order to ensure that the survey provides value for money and the right tools for the job.</p><p> </p><p>This review has commenced, and will be completed by spring 2019. There is a break clause with the survey contractor after each wave of the Food and You survey. The continuation of the survey, the methodology employed, and the topics covered will be agreed following the recommendation from the review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/07/2018 12:49:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

934814

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of increasing the pension credit threshold.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	160784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Pension Credit is an income related benefit that provides a top up to a guaranteed minimum income (known as the Standard Minimum Guarantee) of £163.00 weekly for a single pensioner and £248.80 for couples. Extra amounts may be payable in respect of severe disability, caring or certain housing costs.</p><p> </p><p>There is a legal requirement to uprate the Standard Minimum Guarantee each year by at least average earnings. This year (from April 2018) the Standard Minimum Guarantee was increased by more than earnings in order to match the cash increase in the full rate of the basic State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/07/2018 14:41:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

934831

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	160813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-02-26/129558/" target="_blank">129558</a> on 1 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/07/2018 14:51:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

934832

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the Government’s reassessment of people who may be eligible for personal independence payments in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	160814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>We have not estimated costs of Personal Independence Payments at this level. As a result this information is not available for Scotland only and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/07/2018 14:42:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

934120

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will review legislation to ensure that people responsible for threatening paramilitary window displays can be prosecuted effectively.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	160120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Counter-terrorism legislation already provides for offences of expressing support for a proscribed organisation, publishing images in such a way as to arouse reasonable suspicion that the person is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation, and encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials have worked with the Home Office on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill currently before Parliament which, among other things, will make it possible to prosecute individuals if they are reckless as to whether their statements will encourage others to support terrorist organisations.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 06/07/2018 10:29:56 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell