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1015389

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many children had their private school fees paid by his Department at (a) schools in the UK and (b) schools overseas in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>In Financial Year 2016/2017, the FCO funded the private school fees for the following number of children:</p><p>(a) At schools in the UK: <ins class="ministerial">541</ins> <del class="ministerial">393 </del></p><p>(b) At schools overseas: 1074</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/12/2018 17:47:04 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2019 12:42:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 89699 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1015497

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Mediterranean Sea: Rescue Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to tackle the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance to migrants as evidenced by the recent seizure of the migrant rescue vessel Aquarius; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware<ins class="ministerial"> that, on 20 November 2018, Italian authorities issued a warrant for </ins> <del class="ministerial">of</del> the seizure of the Marine Vessel Aquarius <del class="ministerial">by the Italian authorities</del> on grounds of waste pollution.<ins class="ministerial"> According to the ship's operators, the vessel has been at the French port of Marseille since 4 October 2018 and, in the absence of a Flag State, is unable to leave port. Consequently the warrant has not yet been executed. It</ins> <del class="ministerial">The vessel operated as a Search and Rescue vessel in the central Mediterranean by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) 'SOS Méditerranée' and 'Médicins Sans Frontières' until September 2018. This matter is now subject to Italian legal processes and it</del> is not appropriate for the UK Government to comment<ins class="ministerial"> on the legal process initiated by the Italian authorities</ins>. <del class="ministerial">We recognise the importance of Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean and value the contribution of NGOs in saving lives at sea. We are concerned about the increasing fatality rate that has coincided with the effective cessation of the Search and Rescue operations in the central Mediterranean due to the lack of assurances over safe disembarkation arrangements. We will continue to be involved with efforts to find a solution.</del></p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/12/2018 12:05:59 question first ministerially corrected 17/12/2018 11:44:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 90092 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1015206

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	British Students Abroad: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with the President of the Republic of Ireland on the undergraduates from England studying at Irish universities; and whether the current financial arrangements will be made available to (a) them and (b) EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) and to protecting the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in each other’s states.</p><p> </p><p>Article 5 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to the draft Withdrawal Agreement builds on December’s joint report and confirms that the UK and Ireland can continue to make arrangements between themselves concerning the CTA.</p><p> </p><p>This means that rights to enter, reside, work, study and access social security and public services will be preserved on a reciprocal basis for UK and Irish nationals in the other’s state.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements on access to student finance support for other EU nationals starting a course in England after the transition period ends are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2018 16:43:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1015270

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Green Belt: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect green spaces in the South East.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting our environment. As set out on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan" target="_blank">25 Year Environment Plan</a>, we are drawing up a national framework of green infrastructure standards, ensuring that new developments include accessible green spaces and that any area with little or no green space can be improved for the benefit of the community. We intend to publish the standards in 2019 and incorporate them into planning guidance so that councils can use them when making planning decisions across the country - including in the south east.</p><p>Our revised <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740441/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_web_accessible_version.pdf" target="_blank">planning rule book</a> sets out how new development should happen in right places across the country including in the south east, through:</p><ul><li>making as much use as possible of suitable brownfield and under-used land;</li><li>optimising density of development, significantly raising minimum densities in town and city centres, and in other locations well served by public transport;</li><li>maintaining strong protection of the Green Belt;</li><li>making clear that existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land should not be built on unless they are clearly shown to be surplus to requirements or their loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in a suitable location;</li><li>setting out that council’s planning policies should include sufficient provision for the conservation and enhancement of green spaces;</li><li>highlighting the importance of green space in encouraging healthy lifestyles; and</li><li>making provision for communities to identify and protect green areas of particular importance to them through the designation of land as Local Green Space through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2" target="_blank">local</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2" target="_blank">neighbourhood plans</a>, which gives them a very high level of protection from redevelopment or inappropriate use.</li></ul><p>In September 2017, the Government created the ‘Parks Action Group’ comprising of experts from across the parks, heritage and the leisure sector and invested £500,000 to support the development of initiatives to identify solutions for safeguarding our parks and green spaces, to ensure they have long and sustainable futures.</p><p>The group has been working collaboratively across key priorities – including assessing quality standards and sharing good practice. We are currently developing a programme of work aimed at transforming the way in which green spaces are developed, managed and sustained. <br> <br>We expect to announce our progress on this in early 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2018 15:29:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1015278

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to tackle problem gambling.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Church of England’s General Synod passed a unanimous motion calling on Government to reduce the stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2.00. This is an issue on which bishops, most notably the Bishop of St Albans, have spoken frequently on and campaigned for. The Church has therefore welcomed the Government’s announcement of the reduction in stakes, and the decision to implement the change in April 2019, as well as the increase in Remote Gaming Duty. The Bishop of St Albans continues to spearhead the Church’s activity in this area and has recently raised in the House of Lords the high quantity of gambling advertisements, increases in child gambling, the voluntary levy paid by gambling firms, and the socio-economic cost to society of problem gambling.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2018 16:15:50 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1015347

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what factors are taken into consideration when decisions are taken on storing government data by contracted private sector cloud companies.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>In order to establish the merits of storing government data with a contracted private sector cloud company, departments should use the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice/technology-code-of-practice" target="_blank">Technology Code of Practice </a>principles and follow the government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-cloud-first-policy" target="_blank">Cloud First policy</a>. Both of these policies provide clear guidelines of the things a department should consider, recognising that there is not one single solution for all departments.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of each government department to take risk-based decisions about their use of cloud providers for the storage of government data up to “OFFICIAL” level. When considering a commercial provider, departments should take into account the cloud security principles developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (<a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/implementing-cloud-security-principles" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/implementing-cloud-security-principles</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the solution must provide the best value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 03/12/2018 16:36:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1015348

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications (a) submitted to and (b) approved by the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund there were in each of the three award ranges set out in the application guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The assessment process for applications made to the expanded Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) is ongoing and the outcomes will be announced in early 2019. The CSIIF pilot, launched in February 2018, received 25 applications and seven initiatives were supported.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/12/2018 17:08:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1015349

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Cybercrime: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2018 to Question 190517, Cybercrime: Small Businesses, whether Government funding is available to small and medium-sized businesses to help them achieve CyberEssentials certification.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no central Government funding to help small and medium-sized businesses achieve Cyber Essentials certification. However, the scheme was designed to be suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors; and particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Any organisation can use the advice for free and implement the scheme themselves. For those that want a certificate, the cost - which is set by the market - starts at around £300.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/12/2018 17:09:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1015350

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Lough Foyle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress she has made in discussions with the Irish Government on the implementation of improvements to the management of Lough Foyle.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to seek a resolution to the management of Lough Foyle and the illegal aquaculture there.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions between the UK Government and Irish Government are progressing, with a view to concluding a management agreement to address this activity. The management agreement will seek to clarify criminal and regulatory jurisdiction on Lough Foyle.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/12/2018 13:20:08 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1015351

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial and (b) other support the Government makes available to people diagnosed with cancer who have (i) banking and (ii) other financial problems.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government set up the Money Advice Service (MAS) to provide free-to-use financial guidance for all consumers, whatever their circumstances. Moving forward, the Government has legislated to merge the functions of MAS with those of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Pension Wise, to create a Single Financial Guidance Body, which will simplify the existing public financial guidance landscape.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also implemented a regulatory framework for financial services that ensures firms give support to vulnerable consumers, such as people diagnosed with cancer who have banking and other financial problems. The Financial Conduct Authority has a statutory objective to protect consumers and its <em>Principles for Business</em> require firms to pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports ongoing FCA work to make help available to vulnerable customers, such as the publication by banks of a list of additional services they offer customers, including specialist cancer support services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/12/2018 16:06:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell