Daily Report Monday, 14 December 2020 CONTENTS
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Daily Report Monday, 14 December 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 14 December 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:30 P.M., 14 December 2020). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 7 CABINET OFFICE 15 ATTORNEY GENERAL 7 Animal Products: Exports 15 Offences against Children: Civil Servants: Pensions 16 Prosecutions 7 Elections: Proof of Identity 16 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND DEFENCE 16 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 9 Armed Forces: Coronavirus 16 Business: Government Assistance 9 Armed Forces: Drugs 17 Certification Quality Marks 9 Army: Contracts 17 Coronavirus: Vaccination 9 Army: War Crimes 18 Electricity Generation: East Coronavirus: Vaccination 18 Anglia 10 HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs Green Homes Grant Scheme 10 and Maintenance 19 Hospitality Industry and Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Leisure: Coronavirus 11 Procurement 19 Incinerators: Carbon Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Emissions 11 Procurement 19 Intellectual Property: Minesweepers: Procurement 20 Reciprocal Arrangements 12 Navy: Coronavirus 20 Motor Neurone Disease: Saudi Arabia: Military Aid 20 Research 12 Turkey: Foreign Relations 21 Public Houses: Coronavirus 13 Veterans: Commonwealth 21 Research: Expenditure 13 Veterans: Proof of Identity 21 Research: Finance 14 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Toys and Games: Safety 14 SPORT 22 Trade Marks 15 Cinemas: Coronavirus 22 Wind Power 15 Coronavirus: Vaccination 22 Data Protection 23 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Department for Digital, RURAL AFFAIRS 38 Culture, Media and Sport: Cats: Tagging 38 Electric Vehicles 24 Government Departments: Golf: Coronavirus 25 Environment Protection 38 Independent Press Standards Horticulture: Imports 39 Organisation 25 Plants: Imports 39 Internet: Safety 25 River Severn: Floods 40 Motor Vehicles: Technology 26 Transport: Refrigeration 42 Rugby: Coronavirus 27 Veterinary Services: Internet 42 Vaccines: Misinformation 27 Wines: Imports 42 EDUCATION 28 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH Apprentices and Further AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 43 Education 28 [Subject Heading to be Assessments: Coronavirus 28 Assigned] 43 Children in Care 30 Bangladesh: Rohingya 43 Children: Disadvantaged 30 British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus Catch-up Coronavirus 43 Premium and National China: Detainees 44 Tutoring Programme 31 Diplomatic Service 44 Education: Standards 32 Diplomatic Service: Staff 44 Educational Institutions: Drugs and Organised Crime 45 Coronavirus 32 Embassies: Staff 45 Further Education: Northwich 33 Ethiopia: Armed Conflict 45 Holiday Play Schemes: Free School Meals 33 Falkland Islands: Fisheries 46 Members: Correspondence 34 Foreign Policy 46 Primary Education: National Foreign, Commonwealth and Curriculum Tests 35 Development Affairs Office: Brexit 47 Pupils: Attendance 35 Foreign, Commonwealth and Schools: Coronavirus 35 Development Office: Foreign Secondary Education: Nationals 47 Admissions 36 Gulf States: Overseas Aid 47 Students: Coronavirus 36 Israeli Settlements 48 Supply Teachers: Coronavirus 37 Kashmir: Humanitarian Situation 49 Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Food: Advertising 66 Conflict 49 Health 66 Nagorno Karabakh: Health Services and Social Humanitarian Situation 49 Services: Protective Clothing 67 Nagorno Karabakh: Peace Heart Diseases: Health Negotiations 50 Education 67 Palestinians: Education 51 Heart Diseases: Health Palestinians: Health Services 52 Services 68 Palestinians: Radicalism 52 Hospitals: Parking 69 Palestinians: Terrorism 53 Influenza: Vaccination 70 Russia: Propaganda 53 Insulin: Imports 70 Sri Lanka: Water Supply 53 Leighton Hospital and Victoria Syria: Foreign Relations 54 Infirmary: Construction 70 Syria: Humanitarian Aid 54 Medicine: Education 71 Syria: Overseas Aid 55 Members: Correspondence 71 Travel Information: NHS Trusts: Surgery 72 Coronavirus 55 NHS: Pay 72 UNRWA: Finance 56 Nurses: Coventry 73 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 56 Protective Clothing: China 74 Abortion: Drugs 56 Thalidomide 74 Abortion: Safety 57 HOME OFFICE 75 Alzheimer's Disease: Asylum 75 Eastbourne 58 Bicycles: Theft 76 Breast Cancer: Screening 58 Biometric Residence Permits: Cancer: Health Services 58 Applications 76 Care Homes: Visits 59 Biometrics: Coronavirus 76 Coronavirus: Disease Control 61 British Nationality: EU Coronavirus: Vaccination 61 Nationals 77 Dementia: Health Services 62 British Nationality: Windrush Generation 77 Dementia: Research 63 Criminal Records: EU Dental Services 63 Nationals 78 Dental Services: Twickenham 64 Deportation: Sleeping Rough 78 Department of Health and Domestic Abuse: Victims 79 Social Care: Written Questions 64 Durham Constabulary: Foetuses: Pain 65 Finance 79 Fraud: Internet 79 Right to Buy Scheme 90 Hate Crime: Internet 80 Right to Buy Scheme: Immigration 80 Coronavirus 90 Immigration: Finance 81 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 90 Immigration: Overseas Businesses: Western Sahara 90 Students 81 Expert Trade Advisory Groups 91 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Felixstowe Port: Coronavirus 91 Eelam 82 Import Duties: USA 91 Migrant Workers 82 Overseas Trade: Egypt 92 Mukhtar Ablyazov 83 Trade Agreements: Albania 93 Police: Annual Leave 83 Trade Agreements: Canada 94 Police: Cambridgeshire 83 Trade Agreements: Vietnam 94 Public Sector: Pay 83 JUSTICE 95 Serious and Organised Crime County Courts: Kent 95 Review 84 Employment Tribunals Service 95 Terrorism: Arrests 84 Environment Protection: Terrorism: Prisoners' Release 85 Judicial Review 95 HOUSE OF COMMONS HM Courts and Tribunals COMMISSION 85 Service: Finance 96 Big Ben: Lifts 85 Planning: Judicial Review 96 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Prisoners' Release: Females 97 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 86 Prisoners: Females 97 Building Regulations: Fire Prevention 86 NORTHERN IRELAND 98 Building Safety Fund 86 Terrorism: Northern Ireland 98 Building Safety Fund: PRIME MINISTER 100 Birmingham 87 Ministerial Responsibility 100 Buildings: Energy 87 TRANSPORT 100 Buildings: Insulation 88 Airports and Railway Stations: High Rise Flats: Insulation 88 Coronavirus 100 Housing: Insulation 88 Aviation: Coronavirus 101 Ministry of Housing, Bus Services: Coronavirus 101 Communities and Local Driving Tests: Coronavirus 102 Government: Electric Vehicles 89 Motorways: Repairs and Private Rented Housing: Maintenance 102 Regulation 89 Network Rail: Finance 102 Railways: Fares 104 Kickstart Scheme 116 Railways: Freight 104 Kickstart Scheme: West Railways: Passengers 104 Midlands 117 Road Signs and Markings: National Insurance Credits 117 Lancaster 105 National Insurance: British Stockport Viaduct: Repairs National (Overseas) 118 and Maintenance 105 National Insurance: EEA Transport: Biodiversity 106 Nationals 118 TREASURY 106 Occupational Pensions: Hendon 119 Bounce Back Loan Scheme 106 Poverty 119 Child Benefit: Separated People 107 Social Security Benefits: Children 120 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 107 State Retirement Pensions 120 Coronavirus Job Retention Universal Credit 120 Scheme: Disability 108 Winter Fuel Payments: Debts: Developing Countries 109 Correspondence 121 Fuels: Excise Duties 110 MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 122 German Property Group: HOME OFFICE 122 Insolvency 110 Liberal Democrats: Criminal Hospices: Finance 111 Investigation 122 Hospitality Industry: WRITTEN STATEMENTS 123 Coronavirus 112 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Job Retention Bonus 112 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 123 Members: Correspondence 113 Business Update 123 Pensions: Fraud 113 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 126 Public Houses: Coronavirus 114 Designations under the Global Public Sector Debt 114 Human Rights Sanctions Public Sector: Pay 115 Regime 126 Travel: Coronavirus 115 Overseas Territories Joint WORK AND PENSIONS 116 Ministerial Council 127 Bereavement Support Publicly accessible registers of Payment 116 company beneficial ownership in the UK Overseas Territories 128 Cold Weather Payments: Wakefield 116 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 129 Food Banks 116 Blood Donation 129 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND TREASURY 134 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 130 Operation of the UK’s Counter- Homelessness and Rough Terrorist Asset Freezing Sleeping Update 130 Regime: 1 April 2020 to 30 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 132 June 2020 134 Negotiations on the UK’s Future Trading Relationship with Australia: Update 132 Notes: Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions with identification numbers of 900000 or greater indicate that the question was originally tabled as an oral question and has since been unstarred. ANSWERS ATTORNEY GENERAL Offences against Children: Prosecutions Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck: [126888] To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child there have been under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment. Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck: [126889] To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for controlling a child in relation to sexual exploitation there have been under Section 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment. Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck: [126890] To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for arranging or facilitating exploitation of a child there have been under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment. Michael Ellis: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides offences relating to the sexual exploitation of children, under Sections 10, 14 and 47 – 50. • Section 10 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over intentionally to cause or incite a child aged under 16 to engage in sexual