Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question
To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects (a) to have concluded consideration of the report of the Honours and Decorations Committee's Medal Review and (b) to publish the Government's response to that report.
Answered by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - Foreign Secretary
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement made by the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 29 July 2014, Official Report, column WS147.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made towards ending the testing of household products and ingredients on animals; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Norman Baker
We have made a commitment to ban the testing of household products on animals.
Although superficially straightforward, the details have not been easy to
resolve. Any solution has to be legally viable since we cannot ban testing
which may be required under UK or EU law.
The key issue is around ingredients. I am looking to develop a solution that
is workable and sensible, but does not have a chain of unforeseen circumstances.
We are looking to publish progress on the commitment later in the year.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences have been passed for convictions for fraud in the last five years for which figures are available; what the average length of those sentences was in each such years; and what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for fraud.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for fraud offences, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest data available), can be viewed in the attached table. Average custodial sentence lengths have increased from 12.2 months to 14.9 months over the last 5 years.
The maximum penalty for fraud is a 10 year custodial sentence. There are no immediate plans to increase the maximum sentences for fraud, but we keep all maximum sentences under review.
Under this Government, if convicted of fraud, you are more likely to go to prison and for longer.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has put in place to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battles of Harfleur and Agincourt.
Answered by Helen Grant
The previous Secretary of State, the Rt. Hon Maria Miller MP announced in October last year a commitment of £10million of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for projects marking some of the UK's most important anniversaries and commemorative events including Agincourt 600. This will ensure that those moments which form a central part of our national history are commemorated and understood by people today.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the fiduciary duties applying to Ministers.
Answered by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - Foreign Secretary
The Ministerial Code sets out the duties and responsibilities of Ministers.