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1167101

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 2871 tabled on 21 October 2019 by the hon. Member for Luton South.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	7125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As part of the Government’s response to the 2016 Home Affairs Select Committee report into prostitution, the Home Office provided £150,000 to fund research specifically into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales.</del><del class="ministerial">This independent research was led by the University of Bristol and will enable us to inform an objective evidence base before we can consider any changes to policy and legislation in respect of prostitution.</del><del class="ministerial">The report was published on 30 October and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The response for UIN 2871 was answered on 4th November 2019.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 16:38:54 question first ministerially corrected 04/11/2019 18:20:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 3725 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1151902

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of extending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to peak-time travel.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	4308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the cost of extending the statutory English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to include pre-9.30am travel.</p><p> </p><p>Concessionary travel legislation gives all local authorities in England the power to introduce local concessions in addition to their statutory obligations, including free or discounted travel before 9.30am.</p><p> </p><p>This is the most commonly offered local concession – 69 of the 89 Travel Concession Authorities in England (outside London) offered free or discounted travel before 9.30am to pass holders in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2019 12:40:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1151093

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the report entitled Prostitution and sex work: nature and prevalence in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	2871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s response to the 2016 Home Affairs Select Committee report into prostitution, the Home Office provided £150,000 to fund research specifically into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales.</p><p>This independent research was led by the University of Bristol and will enable us to inform an objective evidence base before we can consider any changes to policy and legislation in respect of prostitution.</p><p>The report was published on 30 October and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 17:05:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

722163

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Parents: Pay
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 the average salary of (a) mothers and (b) fathers taking shared parental leave is.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	71012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold information on the average salary of mothers or fathers taking Shared Parental Leave.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2017 13:48:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

720500

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Israel: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the deportation of human rights activists from Israel.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	70977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Our Deputy Ambassador to Tel Aviv met with Israel’s Europe Director on 13 March to discuss the new immigration law, and we continue to push for clarification from Israel on the impact on British nationals. We have also updated our travel advice for Israel, recommending that concerned UK nationals contact the Israeli Embassy for further information.</p><p>The British Government has been consistent in our opposition to the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, but we believe the best way to combat this movement is through discussion rather than legislation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/04/2017 14:26:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

720887

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Mothers: Pay
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 estimate he has made of the average salary of mothers who have taken up maternity leave in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	70695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold information on the average salary of mothers who have taken up maternity leave each year since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2017 14:01:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

720893

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Parental Leave
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 comparative assessment he has made of the uptake of shared parental leave and maternity leave in each constituent region of the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	70978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely collect information on the take-up of Shared Parental Leave and Maternity Leave, including by constituent regions.</p><p> </p><p>Maternity Leave is a ‘day 1 right’ and, subject to giving the correct notice, all employed mothers are able to take up to 52 weeks of Maternity Leave and must take at least two weeks of leave immediately following the birth of their child, four weeks if they work in a factory or workshop.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2017 14:35:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

715112

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on the level of provision of medical treatment to Yemeni civilians of the withdrawal of Mèdecins Sans Frontières from Ibb Al-Thawra Hospital in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	69794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>According to their statement of 23 March, Médecins Sans Frontières is planning to withdraw gradually over a period of three months, during which access to healthcare will be maintained. It is unclear what arrangements will be in place to supply aid following their withdrawal. DFID is monitoring the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/04/2017 16:42:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

715149

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Luton Airport: East Midlands Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of an increase in the number of stopping services on the East Midlands Line to Luton Airport.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	69795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Further to the previous question (UIN 68732) on this same topic that was raised by the Honorable Member last month, I can confirm that the Department is currently undertaking a process of information gathering to develop the specification for the next East Midlands rail franchise. All options for future East Midlands services are subject to ongoing analysis of the potential benefits and consultation with stakeholders. We are considering the case for additional services to Luton Airport and are working collaboratively with Luton Airport to understand their proposals. Any outcome will seek to secure the best value for money for the taxpayer and the best interests of passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We are due to begin a formal public consultation soon to inform the specification and I would strongly encourage the Honorable Member to make his views known through the consultation process when it opens.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/04/2017 15:13:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

714518

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Yemen: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterparts on the potential famine in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	69614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Yemen is one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world. I regularly discuss the humanitarian situation and the risk of famine in Yemen with a wide range of interlocutors including the UN, international partners, Government of Yemen and humanitarian organisations. I most recently raised this with Saudi counterparts on Wednesday 29 March when I met with General Assiri, Advisor to the Saudi Defence Minister and Spokesman on the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2017 14:38:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker