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1343384

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) regularly report on implementation of the recommendations of the June 2020 review commissioned by his Department, Living in our shoes, Understanding the needs of UK Armed Forces families.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	902178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government response to the Living in Our Shoes report included a commitment to publish an ambitious new strategy for Armed Forces families.</p><p>The new strategy will provide a framework for measuring progress against the Living in Our Shoes recommendations, many of which are already being actioned.</p><p>Progress will be reported publicly through the Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The strategy will be published this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:11:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1343385

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Armed Forces Bill.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	902179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Welsh Government was consulted during the development of the Armed Forces Bill.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with all the Devolved Administrations, as demonstrated recently by certain Government’s amendments to the Bill that followed requests from the Welsh and Scottish Governments.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage on developing the statutory guidance that will support the legislation to strengthen the Armed Forces Covenant.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:12:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1343386

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he had had with the Foreign Secretary on the involvement of British armed forces in the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	902181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence meets with the Foreign Secretary regularly to discuss security in the wider Gulf region.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/07/2021 15:59:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1343388

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support veterans.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Simon Jupp
uin	902185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that veterans receive a gold standard of support and the recognition they deserve so that the UK becomes the best place in the world to be a veteran.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year we will publish the next iteration of the Veterans Strategy Action Plan setting how we’ll ensure veterans can lead successful civilian lives, this will build on the steps we have already taken through improved support for employment, housing and access to healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:14:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4862 label Biography information for Simon Jupp

1342681

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football Governance Fan-led Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to progress the fan-led review of football governance.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	902140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>Evidence sessions with nearly 70 fan groups and other key stakeholders are well underway, and I’m grateful to Newport County FC for their contribution.</p><p>Key themes emerging from these sessions will be set out in the interim findings due later this month. The Review panel will shortly be launching an online survey for all fans focusing on how we can improve football governance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/07/2021 11:17:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1342682

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Film: Classification Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the classification guidelines used by the British Board of Film Classification.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	902129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has great trust in the BBFC best practice age ratings. The BBFC’s Classification Guidelines are based on consultations every 4-5 years with experts and over 10,000 members of the public. This ensures the guidelines remain in step with societal standards and parental expectations. More information on the guides themselves can be found on the BBFC’s <a href="https://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-classification/classification-guidelines" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the latest public consultation in 2019 showed 83% of parents trust BBFC age ratings all or most of the time.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/07/2021 10:12:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1342683

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to make further financial support available to the events industry in response to the extension of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	902128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The events industry makes a valuable contribution to the UK economy, and the Government is committed to supporting the sector’s recovery.</p><p /> <p>We have provided an additional £700 million to support local and national arts, culture and sports institutions as they reopen, that’s on top of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, bringing our total support for sports and culture to over £2 billion, with around £600 million yet to be distributed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/07/2021 11:04:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1342684

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to help charities to support the recovery of the civil society sector from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	902125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided a multi-billion-pound package of support for Britain's charities to continue their vital work and mitigate the risks created by the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Charities continue to benefit from the extension of cross-economy support, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We continue to monitor sector health closely. Government is working with charity sector representatives to shape a future programme of work to support a strong and resilient charity sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 01/07/2021 10:22:18 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1342685

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the referral process for members of the public and victims to request review of sentences under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	902040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>It is important that the ULS scheme is easy to operate. That is why there is no requirement to be connected to the case, and no particular form in order to make a reference.</p><p>The revised Victims’ Code, which came into force earlier this year, contains for the first time the entitlement of victims to be informed about the scheme. This ensures that victims know about the scheme, promptly after sentence and so referrals can be made within the time limit.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/07/2021 16:10:17 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1342686

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	902039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government has introduced the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>Coordinated multi-agency action and supporting victims are key components of the CPS’s ambitious programme of work published in January, which will help narrow the disparity between reporting and criminal justice outcomes.</p><p>The CPS recently hosted a virtual domestic abuse conference with the police and the courts, sharing best practice and innovation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 902037 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:54:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones