Anne Main

Conservative - Former Member for St Albans

First elected: 5th May 2005

Left House: 6th November 2019 (Defeated)


Anne Main is not a member of any APPGs
5 Former APPG memberships
Bangladesh, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Plastic Waste, Rohingya, Sustainable Clothing and Textiles
Panel of Chairs
22nd Jun 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Panel of Chairs
23rd Jun 2010 - 3rd May 2017
Energy and Climate Change Committee
19th Jan 2009 - 6th May 2010
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
27th Jun 2006 - 6th May 2010
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
27th Jun 2006 - 6th May 2010
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
8th May 2008 - 22nd Jul 2008
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
12th Jul 2005 - 27th Jun 2006


Division Voting information

Anne Main has voted in 2290 divisions, and 87 times against the majority of their Party.

9 Jul 2019 - Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 65 Conservative No votes vs 105 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 383 Noes - 73
9 Apr 2019 - Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 131 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 420 Noes - 110
3 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 110 Conservative Aye votes vs 190 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 123 Noes - 488
3 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 203 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 509
12 Mar 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) Act - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 75 Conservative No votes vs 235 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 391
15 Jan 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) Act - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 118 Conservative No votes vs 196 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 432
5 Jul 2016 - Wales Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Conservative No votes vs 268 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 7
8 Dec 2015 - Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 22 Conservative Aye votes vs 264 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 26 Noes - 503
7 Sep 2015 - European Union Referendum Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 37 Conservative No votes vs 276 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 312
16 Jun 2015 - European Union Referendum Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 25 Conservative Aye votes vs 285 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 288
15 Jun 2015 - Scotland Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Conservative Aye votes vs 293 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 298
11 Mar 2015 - Ark Pension Schemes - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 122 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 367 Noes - 113
18 Nov 2014 - Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 18 Conservative Aye votes vs 235 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 269
10 Nov 2014 - Criminal Law - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 26 Conservative Aye votes vs 229 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 229 Noes - 272
10 Nov 2014 - Criminal Law - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 36 Conservative No votes vs 223 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 464 Noes - 38
27 Oct 2014 - Recall of MPs Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 110 Conservative Aye votes vs 135 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 340
14 Oct 2014 - Carers Bedroom Entitlement (Social Housing Sector) - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 7 Conservative Aye votes vs 8 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 8
15 Jul 2014 - Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative No votes vs 246 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 498 Noes - 31
12 May 2014 - Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Conservative Aye votes vs 229 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 6 Noes - 469
5 Mar 2014 - Judgments - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 123 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 360 Noes - 104
5 Mar 2014 - Registration of Births, deaths and marriages etc - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 124 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 363 Noes - 100
5 Mar 2014 - Registration of births, deaths and marriages etc - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 123 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 103
5 Mar 2014 - Marriage - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 126 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 367 Noes - 100
5 Mar 2014 - Marriage - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative No votes vs 123 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 103
5 Mar 2014 - Marriage - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 79 Conservative No votes vs 126 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 368 Noes - 98
27 Jan 2014 - European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 31 Conservative Aye votes vs 202 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 37 Noes - 243
27 Jan 2014 - European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 31 Conservative Aye votes vs 199 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 240
27 Jan 2014 - European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 25 Conservative No votes vs 202 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 28
22 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Conservative No votes vs 264 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 258
22 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Conservative No votes vs 271 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 278
22 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Conservative No votes vs 270 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 0
20 Nov 2013 - Defence Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 9 Conservative Aye votes vs 255 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 252 Noes - 306
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Conservative Aye votes vs 259 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 298
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Conservative Aye votes vs 266 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 312
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative No votes vs 262 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 260
10 Sep 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Conservative No votes vs 246 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 260
12 Jun 2013 - Work Capability Assessments - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Conservative No votes vs 226 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 209
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 48 Conservative No votes vs 139 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 391 Noes - 57
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 56 Conservative Aye votes vs 136 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 375
16 Apr 2013 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 17 Conservative No votes vs 247 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 259
5 Feb 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 34 Conservative No votes vs 224 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 499 Noes - 55
6 Nov 2012 - Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Conservative Aye votes vs 221 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 33 Noes - 273
31 Oct 2012 - Multiannual Financial Framework - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 51 Conservative Aye votes vs 235 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 294
10 Jul 2012 - House of Lords Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 192 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 462 Noes - 124
19 Apr 2012 - Finance (No. 4) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Conservative Aye votes vs 243 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 283
18 Apr 2012 - Finance (No. 4) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Conservative Aye votes vs 261 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 295
18 Apr 2012 - Finance (No. 4) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 17 Conservative Aye votes vs 250 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 262 Noes - 287
18 Apr 2012 - Finance (No. 4) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 14 Conservative Aye votes vs 252 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 293
23 Feb 2012 - Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Conservative Aye votes vs 220 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 79 Noes - 240
22 Feb 2012 - Annual Statements of Healthcare Costs - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 16 Conservative No votes vs 78 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 81 Noes - 176
25 Jan 2012 - London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Conservative No votes vs 158 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 10
1 Nov 2011 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative No votes vs 255 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 235
24 Oct 2011 - National Referendum on the European Union - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative Aye votes vs 209 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 111 Noes - 483
13 Oct 2011 - Procedure Committee Reports - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 43 Conservative Aye votes vs 124 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 63 Noes - 206
11 Oct 2011 - Delegated legislation - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 15 Conservative No votes vs 217 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 22
10 Oct 2011 - Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3) - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 40 Conservative Aye votes vs 198 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 243
10 Oct 2011 - Protection of Freedoms Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Conservative Aye votes vs 241 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 291
8 Sep 2011 - Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Conservative No votes vs 209 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 190
7 Sep 2011 - Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 115 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 368
11 Jul 2011 - European Union Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 14 Conservative No votes vs 229 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 485 Noes - 22
11 Jul 2011 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 32 Conservative No votes vs 224 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 246
23 May 2011 - Sentencing - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Conservative Aye votes vs 255 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 303
4 May 2011 - Rights of Adoptive Parents - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Conservative No votes vs 215 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 249 Noes - 139
23 Mar 2011 - Section 6 of the european union (amendment) act 2008 - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 15 Conservative No votes vs 247 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 29
16 Feb 2011 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 18 Conservative No votes vs 246 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 231
15 Feb 2011 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 20 Conservative No votes vs 253 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 247
9 Feb 2011 - Domestic Heating Oil - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 19 Conservative No votes vs 234 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 45
9 Feb 2011 - Domestic Heating Oil - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Conservative No votes vs 241 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 223
1 Feb 2011 - European Union Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 18 Conservative Aye votes vs 249 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 26 Noes - 295
26 Jan 2011 - European Union Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 14 Conservative Aye votes vs 254 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 26 Noes - 313
25 Jan 2011 - European Union Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Conservative Aye votes vs 260 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 31 Noes - 324
24 Jan 2011 - European Union Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 16 Conservative Aye votes vs 257 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 239 Noes - 310
15 Dec 2010 - Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Conservative No votes vs 246 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 293 Noes - 22
15 Dec 2010 - Loans to Ireland Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 25 Conservative Aye votes vs 246 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 301
1 Dec 2010 - Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Conservative Aye votes vs 240 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 295
25 Oct 2010 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 22 Conservative Aye votes vs 245 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 293
13 Oct 2010 - Draft EU Budget 2011 - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 35 Conservative Aye votes vs 204 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 42 Noes - 252
21 Jul 2010 - Use of the chamber (united kingdom youth parliament) - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 16 Conservative No votes vs 242 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 499 Noes - 21
15 Jun 2010 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 75 Conservative Aye votes vs 188 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 263
30 Apr 2009 - Members’ Allowances - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Conservative No votes vs 55 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 355 Noes - 39
30 Apr 2009 - Members’ Allowances - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 22 Conservative Aye votes vs 55 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 285
30 Apr 2009 - Members’ Allowances - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 25 Conservative No votes vs 55 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 100
1 Apr 2009 - Nick Cousins - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 20 Conservative No votes vs 79 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 21
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 96 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 375
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Conservative Aye votes vs 121 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 337 Noes - 224
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 33 Conservative Aye votes vs 115 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 172
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Anne Main voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 55 Conservative No votes vs 69 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 62
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All Debates

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Sparring Partners
John Bercow (Speaker)
(60 debate interactions)
Theresa May (Conservative)
(43 debate interactions)
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
Foreign Secretary
(39 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(199 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(148 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(88 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
(4,450 words contributed)
Finance Act 2019
(1,984 words contributed)
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St Albans Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Petition Debates Contributed

Today the Earth is at a crisis point due to our plastic consumption, and as a result, people in the UK are more willing than ever to engage in recycling. Yet so much food packaging remains completely, frustratingly unrecyclable. Let's aim for the UK to lead the world with a 100% recycling rate.

Schools are having to make difficult choices on how to spend their limited funding as their income has not kept pace with the rise in costs since 2010. All schools are working very hard to “make ends meet” but this is becoming increasingly difficult and verging on almost impossible.

Teenagers are so tired due to having to wake up very early to get to school. The Government should require secondary schools to start later, which will lead to increased productivity at school.

the full details are well known to everyone the media has covered it fully

We call on the Government to urgently increase college funding to sustainable levels, including immediate parity with recently announced increases to schools funding. This will give all students a fair chance, give college staff fair pay and provide the high-quality skills the country needs.

Public Holiday on Muslims special two religious occasions in a year: 1. Eid ul-Fitr and 2. Eid ul-Adha. This will give an opportunity for Muslim families to get together and share happiness with other religious communities. It is very important for Muslims to celebrate EID.

This will give an opportunity for Hindu families to get together and share happiness with other religious communities. It is very important for Hindus to celebrate Diwali and also Diwali — Festival of Lights is a major holiday that is also celebrated by Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs.

The Government should walk away from the Article 50 negotiations and leave the EU immediately with no deal. The EU looks set to offer us a punishment deal out of spite. Why wait another 18 months when we could leave right away and fully take back control of our country, lawmaking powers and borders?


Latest EDMs signed by Anne Main

23rd October 2019
Anne Main signed this EDM on Thursday 31st October 2019

Persecution of Christians

Tabled by: Jeremy Hunt (Conservative - South West Surrey)
That this House notes the 2019 report of Aid to the Church in Need entitled Persecuted and Forgotten? which shows that the Christian population of Iraq has declined by 90 per cent within a generation from 1.5 million before 2003 to less than 150,000 today; recognises that any Daesh resurgence …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 15
Labour: 12
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
16th October 2019
Anne Main signed this EDM on Monday 28th October 2019

Trees and climate change

Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the recommendation in the Committee on Climate Change report on Net Zero for a significant increase in tree planting rates in the UK, as one part of delivering the UK target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in addition to rapid, deep and sustained emissions …
47 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Conservative: 11
Liberal Democrat: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Anne Main, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


1 Urgent Question tabled by Anne Main

Wednesday 4th May 2016

Anne Main has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Anne Main


A Bill to make provision about the standards of fire resistance, and relevant labelling requirements, in relation to children's fancy dress and play costumes; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 1st December 2015

A Bill to require the labelling of farm produce sold in the UK to include country of origin and whether produced in accordance with designated animal welfare standards; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 19th April 2016
(Read Debate)

Latest 50 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
7th Feb 2019
To ask the Attorney General, if he will place in the Library his advice on the legal implications of any changes made to the Withdrawal Agreement text between the UK and the EU ahead of the forthcoming vote on that Agreement.

The Government understands the legitimate desire of Parliament to understand the legal implications of the Withdrawal Agreement and will look at what assistance it can provide the House. The Government has already published a collection of material to support public and parliamentary assessment of the deal. In addition, on 14 January, I agreed to the Government publishing a letter from me to the Prime Minister about the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the European Council and Commission.

10th Feb 2016
To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case of Costa v ENEL in July 1964 for the Government's policy on the relative relationship between EU and UK law.

By longstanding convention, the fact that the Law Officers have advised, or have not advised, and the content of their advice is not disclosed outside government.

22nd Mar 2019
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs to the public purse of holding elections for the European Parliament this year, in the event that the UK remains in the EU after 22 May 2019.

The Government has made it clear that the UK intends to leave the EU with a deal and not take part in the European Parliamentary Elections (EPE) in May.

The Cabinet Office has published a detailed report on the cost of the last European Parliamentary election which cost £108.7M. The publication and the accompanying data can be found at the following link (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costs-of-the-2014-european-parliamentary-elections).

3rd May 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.

The Cabinet Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have incurred nil expenditure on infraction proceedings before the European Court of Justice.

Figures held centrally by the Cabinet Office are set out below, which show costs incurred by other government departments in engaging counsel as a result of infraction proceedings issued against the UK before the Court.

2010/2011

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017 (year to date)

BIS

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

CO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DCLG

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DCMS

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DECC

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DEFRA

Nil

£1,740.00

Nil

Nil

Nil

£8,791.61

£966.66

DfE

£780.00

3,630.00

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DfT

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DFID

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

DH

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

NIl

NIl

DWP

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

FCO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

HMT (HMRC)

£687.50

£3,797.50

£16,610.67

£24,004.95

£6,749.99

£9,834.99

Nil

HO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

MoD

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

MoJ

Nil

Nil

£2,520.00

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

NIO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

SO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

WO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

*The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these matters before FY 2010/2011.

The UK has never been fined by the European Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.

Costs for departments include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying that data would be disproportionate.

Departments do not quantify the cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.

13th Apr 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and the European Commission Directorate-General for Communication in each of the last 12 months.

There have been no meetings between Cabinet Office officials and the European Commission Directorate-General for Communication in the last 12 months.

12th Apr 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the tendering process was for the Government's EU referendum leaflet; and what the cost of that leaflet was under each cost heading.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14th April to the Hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex on 14th April.

All external suppliers used were on existing Government procurement agreements, which have been awarded in compliance with the relevant procurement Regulations.

The Government will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place from 27th May.

12th Apr 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a specific budget for advertising the Government's position on the EU referendum; and whether he plans to advertise that position in the media, on billboards and in newspapers before 23 June 2016.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14th April to the Hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex on 14th April.

All external suppliers used were on existing Government procurement agreements, which have been awarded in compliance with the relevant procurement Regulations.

The Government will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place from 27th May.

10th Mar 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many nationals of other EU member states who were (a) originally born outside of the EU and (b) originally born outside of the EU and became a citizen of that EU member state entered the UK in each of the last five years.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

10th Mar 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from other EU member states have (a) entered the UK in each year since 2006 and (b) are living in the UK; and under what heading those people are classified in the provisions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

10th Mar 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many nationals of other EU member states have given birth in the UK in each of the last 10 years.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

23rd Jan 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been spent from the public purse on research and development in the field of biodegradable and compostable plastics in each of the last 15 years.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy sets the overall budgets of the independent Research Councils and Innovate UK, which then allocate funds for individual grants and research organisations in line with the Haldane Principle.

The Research Councils and Innovate UK have spent the following amounts on research and development in the field of biodegradable and compostable plastics in each of the last 15 years. Data older than 10 years may be less reliable. Further information on research and development projects can be found on the RCUK Gateway to Research, see: http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Innovate UK

Total

2016/17

£210,000

£4,644,293

£104,344

£4,958,637

2015/16

£276,000

£3,663,120

£0

£3,939,120

2014/15

£262,000

£3,352,169

£5,000

£3,619,169

2013/14

£219,000

£2,744,545

£792,827

£3,756,372

2012/13

£110,000

£1,444,270

£0

£1,554,270

2011/12

£0

£1,508,745

£248,045

£1,756,790

2010/11

£233,000

£1,481,377

£0

£1,714,377

2009/10

£394,000

£1,848,298

£0

£2,242,298

2008/9

£514,000

£2,390,929

£0

£2,904,929

2007/8

£463,000

£1,445,324

£0

£1,908,324

2006/7

£114,000

£1,011,496

£0

£1,125,496

2005/6

£34,000

£717,932

£0

£715,932

2004/5

£8,000

£476,455

£0

£484,455

2003/4

£67,000

£227,859

£0

£294,859

2002/3

£90,000

£259,863

£0

£349,863

Total

£2,994,000

£27,216,675

£1,150,216

£31,360,891

In the last 15 years, DEFRA has spent approximately £277,000 on a number of research projects in the field of biodegradable and compostable plastics.

30th Mar 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has made to the (a) Secretary of State for Justice and (b) Home Secretary on the level of retail crime during 2016.

I regularly meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the retail sector. The Department also works closely with the Home Office’s National Retail Crime Steering Group.

27th Jan 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on Swansea of a pathfinder tidal lagoon.

The Hendry Review published its report on tidal lagoons in January. The issues considered by the report are complex, both in relation to the proposed Swansea Bay project and to a potentially wider lagoon programme. Government will require a period of time to assess those issues and determine what is in the best interest of the UK energy consumer and taxpayer in the long term, and will publish its response to the Hendry Review in due course.

27th Jan 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential role of tidal lagoons in the cultivating world leading sectors pillar of his Department's industrial strategy.

Government is considering the recommendations from the Hendry Review and the issues which arise from a broader programme. Government will require a period of time to assess those issues and determine what is in the best interest of the UK energy consumer and taxpayer in the long term. The Government will publish its response to the Hendry Review in due course.

27th Jan 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's policy is on ensuring pathfinder tidal lagoons include a no regrets policy.

The Hendry Review published its report in January. Government is considering its recommendations and the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme, and will publish its response to the Hendry Review in due course.

20th May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

The EU has an effective carbon market in the form of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Since 2005 the EU ETS has been the world’s largest emissions trading system, limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the power and heavy industrial sectors. The Government recognises that while the EU ETS works well in terms of process, an oversupply of allowances in the system means it is not delivering the degree of low carbon investment it should. This is why we strongly support structural changes to strengthen the EU ETS and are actively pressing for reforms in discussion with EU counterparts and other stakeholders.

19th May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much EU funding the UK has received to tackle climate change in each of the last 10 years.

DECC does not hold this information centrally and to collate it would incur disproportionate costs.

19th May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of the European Court of Justice's ruling on VAT on energy-saving materials of 4 June 2015, on achievement of the UK's annual carbon emissions target.

We have made no such estimate of the effect of the ECJ ruling on VAT, since there has been no decision to amend VAT since the ECJ ruling. The reduced rate on 11 different types of energy saving materials remains in place and remains unchanged.

The Government is still considering the responses to the consultation on VAT on energy saving materials and will issue a response to that consultation in due course.

3rd May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 11 May 2016 to Question UIN 36288.

3rd May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much her Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to her by my rt. hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General today to Question 36288:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-05-03/36288/.

22nd Apr 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many infraction proceedings the EU has initiated against her Department in each of the last 10 years; what the reasons were for each such proceeding being undertaken; and what the outcome was of each such proceeding.

The information requested is publicly available on the website of the European Commission where the infringement cases for each member state can be found. This includes the infringement and the decision. These records go back to 2002 (though my department was only created in 2008) and can be found here.

http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu-law/infringements-proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_code=en

8th Apr 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department has allocated to publicly-funded training courses through the Skills Funding Agency in each of the last six years; and what proportion of participants in such courses were nationals of (a) the UK, (b) other EU and EEA countries and (c) other countries in each such year.

Information on Skills Funding Agency spending on the adult skills budget and other programmes is outlined in their Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at the following links:

2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015

2013-14: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014

2012-13: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-for-2012-to-2013

2011-12: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-for-2011-to-2012

2010-11: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-for-2010-to-2011

2009-10 (Learning and Skills Council): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-learning-and-skills-councils-annual-report-2009-to-2010

The Department collects self-reported data on the ethnicity of further education learners, but not nationality. Learners will be eligible for Skills Funding Agency funding if they are a citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) and have been resident in the EEA for at least three years prior to the start of learning and are ordinarily resident in England. Training providers are responsible for ensuring that individuals are eligible before claiming funding for them.

8th Apr 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the EU's free trade arrangements include provisions relating to services.

The EU liberalises trade in both goods and services through WTO negotiations and bilateral and regional trade agreements. The EU’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) give the UK preferential access to 53 markets outside the EU. 27 of these markets are covered by agreements with provisions on services. These deals are valuable for the UK services sector. For example, UK services exports to South Korea grew by two-thirds (to £1.5bn) between 2011, when the EU FTA was provisionally applied, and 2013. The service sectors covered, and the degree to which they are liberalised, varies between agreements. Agreements which include services provisions are also under negotiation with partners including the United States of America and Japan. However, even the most recent EU FTA to be agreed, with Canada, offers less guaranteed access than the EU Single Market.

Together with 22 other economies, the EU is also party to negotiations for a plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement to liberalise trade in services further. At the WTO, the EU offers preferential access to its services markets for the world’s poorest countries. Further information on EU trade agreements and ongoing negotiations is available on the European Commission’s DG Trade website.

11th Mar 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to UK businesses of implementing EU harmonised legislation.

The Government produces Impact Assessments that set out the impacts to business of legislation. These are published on the LEGISLATION.GOV.UK website.

The UK has one of the lightest regulatory regimes in the OECD. The Netherlands, also in the EU, has the lightest. The European Commission has already reformed its approach to regulation, reducing the number of new initiatives proposed in its annual work programmes by over 80 per cent since 2014.

As part of the UK’s settlement with the EU, the European Commission is now committed to reviewing the burden of regulation each year, looking in particular at cutting red tape for small businesses. For the first time ever, specific targets to reduce costs for businesses will be introduced in the most burdensome areas.

7th Mar 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish any contingency plans his Department has made on trade agreements in the event of a UK exit from the EU.

At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.

30th Apr 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many private organisations have been found in breach of General Data Protection Regulations by the Information Commissioner's Office since May 2018.

The Government takes the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator for data protection in the UK and is responsible for regulating compliance with data protection legislation. The Information Commissioner has the power to serve fines on a data controller as a result of a data breach. Details of enforcement action, including fines, are published on the ICO website at www.ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken

30th Apr 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish (a) a list of the public bodies and agencies who have been found in breach of the General Data Protection Regulations since they came into force in May 2018 and (b) details of any fines that may have been imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office as a result of any breaches.

The Government takes the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator for data protection in the UK and is responsible for regulating compliance with data protection legislation. The Information Commissioner has the power to serve fines on a data controller as a result of a data breach. Details of enforcement action, including fines, are published on the ICO website at www.ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken

27th Jun 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations in the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board’s report on children, young people and gambling: a case for action; and if he will make a statement.

The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board are expert advisers to the Gambling Commission on safer gambling and gambling-related harm. Government welcomes the RGSB’s report on children and young people and the Commission’s response. Protecting children and other vulnerable people from harm was a key objective of our Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Review, which was published in May. Our Review, which was informed by advice from the RGSB and Commission, set out measures to increase existing protections around gaming machines, online gambling and gambling advertising. The Committees of Advertising Practice will publish further guidance on protecting children and young people later this year and additional research has been commissioned on the impact of marketing and advertising on them.

27th Jun 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislation to ensure that gambling websites introduce stronger third-party age verification checks for users.

The Gambling Commission has strong powers requiring licensees to have policies and procedures designed to prevent underage gambling.

Under existing requirements, operators have a period of 72 hours to carry out age-verification. However, as set out in the Government response to the Consultation on proposed changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures on 17th May, the Gambling Commission intends to bring forward proposals to remove the current 72 hour window for age-verification checks. This would mean that age-verification must be completed before a customer is able to deposit funds and gamble.

The Commission has also considered the availability of free-to-play gambling-style games and plans to strengthen the rules by requiring licensed gambling operators to complete age-verification checks before consumers are able to access free-to-play games.

Together with the Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, I will chair a roundtable bringing together the technology and gambling sectors to look at enhancing protections online. The Commission will consult on tightening age verification requirements and is continuing to work with the video games industry to raise awareness of the risks of third parties using its products to provide illegal gambling facilities. We are considering the issue of 16 and 17 year olds playing National Lottery products as part of the design phase of the Fourth Licence.

5th Jun 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a 9pm watershed for all gambling advertising.

We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. Protecting vulnerable people was central to the review, and we recognised that having the right advertising protections in place was an important part of this.

As set out in the consultation document, children’s exposure to gambling adverts on TV has been declining year on year since 2013. The Gambling Commission’s Young People Survey in 2017 found that there was little evidence of a direct influence on gambling activity, with only 1% of young people in the survey saying advertising prompted them to start gambling or increase the amount they gamble. However, our response recognises that there are gaps in the evidence available, and outlined measures to fill these, including significant research commissioned by GambleAware into the impact of gambling advertising on children, young people and those vulnerable to harm.

There are already strong controls in place around gambling advertising, which must not be targeted at children. The response set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further. These include forthcoming guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting children and young people. We do not propose to bring forward legislative proposals, but we will keep these issues under review.

5th Jun 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the advertising of betting on pitch-side electronic advertising boards during televised sporting events.

We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. Protecting vulnerable people was central to the review, and we recognised that having the right advertising protections in place was an important part of this.

As set out in the consultation document, children’s exposure to gambling adverts on TV has been declining year on year since 2013. The Gambling Commission’s Young People Survey in 2017 found that there was little evidence of a direct influence on gambling activity, with only 1% of young people in the survey saying advertising prompted them to start gambling or increase the amount they gamble. However, our response recognises that there are gaps in the evidence available, and outlined measures to fill these, including significant research commissioned by GambleAware into the impact of gambling advertising on children, young people and those vulnerable to harm.

There are already strong controls in place around gambling advertising, which must not be targeted at children. The response set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further. These include forthcoming guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting children and young people. We do not propose to bring forward legislative proposals, but we will keep these issues under review.

4th May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the effect of a £2 maximum stake on B2 gaming machines on the number of (a) betting shop jobs that would potentially be lost and (b) betting shops that would potentially close.

The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January and the responses are being considered. The Government’s response will be published in due course with a revised final impact assessment.

4th May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the potential switch from fixed odds betting terminals to online gambling if a £2 maximum stake is introduced.

The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January and the responses are being considered. The Government’s response will be published in due course with a revised final impact assessment.

20th Jul 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of gaming machines on levels of gambling addiction.

We are currently undertaking a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which I announced in October 2016. The public consultation closed in December 2016, and we are currently reviewing the findings, which we will publish in October.

19th Jul 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the potential number of betting shop jobs that would be lost in the event that stakes on gaming machines in betting shops are capped at (a) £50, (b) £30, (c) £10 and (d) £2.

We are currently undertaking a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which includes a close look at stakes on gaming machines in betting shops. I will publish the findings in October. DCMS will publish a full impact assessment of any changes to stakes it will consider as part of the findings.

We also received representations from a number of organisations during the review, which provided evidence about the potential impact that a stake reduction on gaming machines in betting shops would have on closures.

Representations received as part of the call of evidence will be published alongside the review findings.

19th Jul 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential cost to the public purse of capping stakes on gaming machines in betting shops at (a) £50, (b) £30, (c) £10 and (d) £2.

We are currently undertaking a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which includes a close look at stakes on gaming machines in betting shops. I will publish the findings in October. DCMS will publish a full impact assessment of any changes to stakes it will consider as part of the findings.

We also received representations from a number of organisations during the review, which provided evidence about the potential impact that a stake reduction on gaming machines in betting shops would have on closures.

Representations received as part of the call of evidence will be published alongside the review findings.

3rd May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.

I refer the my hon. Friend to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office today to UIN 36288.

22nd Apr 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many infraction proceedings the EU has initiated against his Department in each of the last 10 years; what the reasons were for each such proceeding being undertaken; and what the outcome was of each such proceeding.

The information requested is publicly available on the website of the European Commission where the infringement cases for each member state can be found. This includes the infringement and the decision. These records go back to 2002 and can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu-law/infringements-proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_code=en

28th Jan 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when 100 per cent of residents in St Albans will have access to superfast broadband; and when ultrafast broadband will be rolled out in St Albans.

Based on current delivery plans, it is estimated that 98% of premises in the St Albans constituency will have access to superfast broadband by the end of June 2018. Additional funding sources, including Herts & Bucks share of the £129 million of early gainshare funding that BT will return in response to the high levels of take-up being achieved, could allow coverage to be extended further in St Albans and the rest of the area covered by the Herts & Bucks broadband project.

Virgin Media already provides services over 100Mbps in many urban areas, including extensive network coverage in St Albans.

25th Jul 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of funding for special education needs pupils in schools.

Our ambitions for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are exactly the same as for every other child and young person. As part of this, we are pleased to announce that we will be providing an additional £700 million, 10% in high needs funding next year alone, which will help local authorities to ensure that they can continue to offer the right support for children and young people with the most complex SEND.

Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
25th Jul 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to lifelong learning.

Our adult skills system seeks to improve productivity, employment levels and social inclusion. It supports people who are starting out in their careers, those who want to upskill and those who want or need to change careers.

Adult skills and lifelong learning provision includes:

  • Apprenticeships: Our reforms to apprenticeships are benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds, including adults developing their skills. We have given employers the flexibility to offer apprenticeships to both new recruits and existing staff, supporting the creation of quality workplace training opportunities and life-long learning.

  • Adult Education Budget (AEB) funded provision: The AEB fully funds or co-fund skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3 (including traineeships) to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. It also enables flexible tailored programmes of learning to be made available which do not need to include a qualification.

  • From 1 August 2019, approximately half of the AEB has been devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Mayor of London acting through the Greater London Authority (GLA). From this date the MCAs and GLA can use the devolved AEB to shape education and skills provision in a way that best fits the needs of their residents and local economy. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding AEB learners resident in non-devolved areas.

  • Part-time higher education (HE) provision: Flexible and part-time HE has a key role in terms of widening choice and participation in HE for adults.

  • The National Retraining Scheme: The National Retraining Scheme is a new programme which is currently being developed as part of the government’s answer to the transforming world of work. The National Retraining Scheme will help prepare adults for the future changes to the economy, including those brought about by automation, and help them retrain into better jobs.

  • Advanced Learner Loans support clear routes into work, progression within work and progression to higher education, by providing fees support for level 3 to level 6 qualifications. Access to multiple Advanced Learner Loans enables adults to progress or re-skill.

  • European Social Fund (ESF) funded provision: The ESF is an EU programme that delivers £3 billion (over 7 years) of employment/training provision to support those furthest from learning and the labour market. DfE and ESFA are one of several Co-Financing Organisations that procure provision on behalf of Local Enterprise Partnerships and deliver on average £150 million of skills provision per annum. Provision is a mixture of regulated and unregulated employment and skills courses with a strong focus on additional and ‘wraparound’ support (for example, employability skills, confidence building, mentoring to overcome personal barriers to learning and/or employment).

Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
27th Jun 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce requirements for schools to teach pupils in secondary school about the dangers of gambling online.

The Government wants all schools to deliver a high-quality education that ensures all young people are equipped with the knowledge they need to prepare them for adult life, including the risks associated with harmful behaviour and addiction.

Schools are required to teach a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, and prepares pupils for the opportunities, experiences and responsibilities of later life. The Department is aware that some schools choose to teach about gambling and addiction in an age-appropriate way, as part of their wider school curriculum or through Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE).

The non-statutory PSHE programme of study, published by the PSHE Association, includes teaching about gambling (including online) and its psychological and financial impact. There are also organisations that work with schools and children to raise awareness of the risks around gambling, including the Young Gamblers Education Trust.

14th Mar 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65926, on overseas students: loans, for what reason there was an increase in the outstanding balance from 2014-15 to 2015-16; and for what reasons the 18 per cent increase in the outstanding balance sits alongside an 11 per cent increase in the amount lent.

The total amount loaned out as English student loans in the financial year 2015-16 increased by 11% compared to the financial year 2014-15 due to increasing numbers of students receiving support and a higher proportion of those students being entitled to more financial support as they are on post-2012 tuition fee loan arrangements.

The main reason the outstanding balance of English student loans was 18% higher at the end of the financial year 2015-16 was that more was loaned out (and therefore added to the outstanding balance) than was repaid in the financial year 2015-16.

A more complete breakdown of the English student loan book can be found in table 1 of the Student Loans Company (SLC) Statistical First Release (SFR) Student Loans in England.

http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment/england.aspx

14th Mar 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65926, on overseas students: loans, for what reasons 4.8 per cent of borrowers residing in the UK are not required to repay their student loans.

Student loan borrowers who are liable to repay their loan and known to be in the UK can be categorised as ‘status that does not require repayment at this point’ for a number of reasons. Most typically these are borrowers who were known by Student Loans Company to have been resident in the UK and had confirmed they were not working, or HMRC or DWP advised that they had been receiving benefits.

Further information on how the repayment statuses are categorised can be found in the ‘Notes for Users’ section of the Statistical First Release.

http://www.slc.co.uk/media/7594/slcsfr012016.pdf

13th Mar 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65926, on overseas students: loans, what proportion of the 2.8 per cent of borrowers resident overseas are (a) British, (b) EU and (c) non-EU nationals; and what the total value of the amount lent to borrowers resident overseas is.

Statistics covering English student loans are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Student Loans in England’.

http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx

The latest statistics show that there were around 113,600 English student loan borrowers, liable to repay, who were known to be overseas at the beginning of the financial year 2016-17. Of these around 25,300 (22%) were EU domiciled borrowers (those resident in the EU prior to studying).

Data provided by SLC shows that the overall outstanding loan balance of these borrowers resident overseas was around £1.6 billion, of which around £220 million (14%) was held by EU domiciled borrowers.

Information has been provided on the basis of the borrower’s prior residence as equivalent information on the basis of the borrower’s nationality would only be available at disproportionate cost.

13th Mar 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65926, on overseas students: loans, for what reasons the amount lent in 2015-16 was greater than that lent in 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.

The increased spend in tuition fee loans to both English and EU domiciled students in the financial year 2015-16 is due to increasing numbers of students receiving support and a higher proportion of those students being on post-2012 tuition fee loan arrangements.

Statistics covering English student support paid to English and EU domiciled borrowers in each academic year are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.

http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx