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417776

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Government has carried out a cross-departmental assessment of the strategic implications of the targeted killing of British citizens outside declared war zones.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As I said during my oral statement on Syria: Refugees and Counter-Terrorism on 7 September 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, column 23, these individuals presented a clear and present danger to the country and this action was taken because there was no alternative. The Attorney General was consulted and was clear there was a legal basis for this action in international law. Our Permanent Representative has informed the President of the United Nations Security Council of this activity, which was conducted in the self-defence of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 9653 9656 question first answered 14/09/2015 15:49:25 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

417782

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what definitions the Government adopts of (a) self-defence and (b) imminence in authorising the Khan drones strike; and what assessment the Government has made of the difference between such definitions and those formulated by the US administration.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As I said during my oral statement on Syria: Refugees and Counter-Terrorism on 7 September 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, column 23, these individuals presented a clear and present danger to the country and this action was taken because there was no alternative. The Attorney General was consulted and was clear there was a legal basis for this action in international law. Our Permanent Representative has informed the President of the United Nations Security Council of this activity, which was conducted in the self-defence of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 9571 9656 question first answered 14/09/2015 15:49:27 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

417777

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of whether the Caroline principles on the right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter have been strictly applied by the UK Government.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As I said during my oral statement on Syria: Refugees and Counter-Terrorism on 7 September 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, column 23, these individuals presented a clear and present danger to the country and this action was taken because there was no alternative. The Attorney General was consulted and was clear there was a legal basis for this action in international law. Our Permanent Representative has informed the President of the United Nations Security Council of this activity, which was conducted in the self-defence of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 9571 9653 question first answered 14/09/2015 15:49:27 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1149930

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Internet: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to provide to the Information Commissioner’s Office to enforce the Age Appropriate Design Code once it takes effect.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>It is vital we have world-leading standards which protect children's privacy when they are online. That is why we included provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018 requiring the Information Commissioner to produce the age- appropriate design code. We are working closely with the Information Commissioner's Office as they finalise the code and Ministers have met the ICO to discuss the development of the code.</p><p> </p><p>The Act requires the Information Commissioner to submit the code to the Secretary of State within 18 months of the Act being passed. Once submitted, we will lay the code in Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable. We will work closely with the ICO as they support industry to implement the code, to ensure that the code is a success and delivers the protections that children deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office will enforce the code and the underlying data protection standards in line with its Regulatory Action Policy.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 932 933 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:16:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1149933

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Age Appropriate Design Code
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to encourage relevant online service providers to conform with Age Appropriate Design Code provisions.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>It is vital we have world-leading standards which protect children's privacy when they are online. That is why we included provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018 requiring the Information Commissioner to produce the age- appropriate design code. We are working closely with the Information Commissioner's Office as they finalise the code and Ministers have met the ICO to discuss the development of the code.</p><p> </p><p>The Act requires the Information Commissioner to submit the code to the Secretary of State within 18 months of the Act being passed. Once submitted, we will lay the code in Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable. We will work closely with the ICO as they support industry to implement the code, to ensure that the code is a success and delivers the protections that children deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office will enforce the code and the underlying data protection standards in line with its Regulatory Action Policy.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 931 933 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:16:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1149939

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Age Appropriate Design Code
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to lay the Age Appropriate Design Code before Parliament before the end of 2019.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>It is vital we have world-leading standards which protect children's privacy when they are online. That is why we included provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018 requiring the Information Commissioner to produce the age- appropriate design code. We are working closely with the Information Commissioner's Office as they finalise the code and Ministers have met the ICO to discuss the development of the code.</p><p> </p><p>The Act requires the Information Commissioner to submit the code to the Secretary of State within 18 months of the Act being passed. Once submitted, we will lay the code in Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable. We will work closely with the ICO as they support industry to implement the code, to ensure that the code is a success and delivers the protections that children deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office will enforce the code and the underlying data protection standards in line with its Regulatory Action Policy.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 931 932 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:16:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391012

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 the Home Department, which organisations have received funding from the (a) Sexual Abuse Support Fund and (b) Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7805 7812 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391013

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial support her Department provides to community organisations who provide specialised support services to victims of child sexual abuse; and if she will increase such funding.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7792 7812 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391014

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of the assessment criteria used to determine applications received to the (a) Sexual Abuse Fund and (b) the Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund since the launch of each such fund.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7792 7805 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

723108

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sky: 21st Century Fox
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the effect of the General election 2017 and purdah period is on the 40-day deadline by which Ofcom is required to assess the bid by 21st Century Fox to take over Sky.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the written statement made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 24 April 2017, Official Report Vol 624, Col 56WS</p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger</a> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 71572 question first answered 26/04/2017 09:08:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest