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747076

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage cross-police force collaboration to tackle rural crime.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Collaboration is a key tool in helping the police become more responsive, more efficient and more effective at tackling crime. Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables now have a statutory duty to consider and review collaboration agreements with other forces. The Government, through the police transformation fund, has also invested in collaborative projects as well as funding to champion a better understanding of crime in rural areas.</p><p>The election of Police and Crime Commissioners has given communities, including those in rural areas, a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1462959

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154397 on Armed Forces: Offences against Children, what new measures are being put in place to protect young recruits from sexual assault in the Army Foundation College.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the Army have a Zero Tolerance attitude towards sexual offending in the training environment. In March 2022 The Secretary of Sate for Defence announced that Sexual offences and sexual relationships between instructors and trainees have no place in Defence, or wider society, and a zero-tolerance approach will ensure our commitment to providing a better working environment for our serving personnel is met. We are sending a clear message that the women and men of the Armed Forces must uphold our values and standards</p><p>The Army Foundation College has comprehensive measures in place to ensure a safe working environment. This is represented by Junior Soldiers' ability to raise issues or concerns in any of three ways (1) to the Military Chain of Command, (2) in person to the Independent Advisory Panel or (3) via an anonymous reporting tool to the Independent Advisory Panel. All Recruits are well briefed on the multiple methods of raising concerns; all issues raised are taken seriously and are investigated by the appropriate agency be that Civilian Police, Service Police, or the Chain of Command. Junior Soldiers are also surveyed on their experiences during their time at the AFC through the Recruit Training Survey.</p><p>AFC maintains a Supervisory Care and Safeguarding Directive which is updated on an annual basis. This Directive ensures we have immediate safeguarding mechanisms in place such as appropriate supervision, impartial assurance mechanisms, and easily accessible welfare outlets.</p><p>AFC(H) was marked as Outstanding in 2021 by Ofsted. Ofsted found that &quot;The chief instructor, as the designated safeguarding lead, has a very good understanding of safeguarding. He is a member of the North Yorkshire Children's Safeguarding Partnership. He uses his extensive links with partner agencies to make sure that the few safeguarding incidents that are reported are investigated thoroughly and the recruits involved get the help, support and guidance they need.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/05/2022 12:10:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1315061

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a difference in the operating costs of a deposit return scheme depending on whether there is a (a) variable rate deposit and (b) flat rate deposit.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s second consultation on introducing a deposit return scheme (DRS), which is currently live, sets out the intention for the scheme to be managed by an organisation called the Deposit Management Organisation (DMO). We propose that the DMO would have the ability to decide on the type of deposit for the scheme (flat or variable rate) and to set the deposit amount at the level they deem suitable for achieving the objectives of the scheme, subject to parameters set out by Government in legislation. For this reason, we have not conducted specific analysis on all possible scenarios the deposit may be set at, but our current Impact Assessment (published alongside the second consultation) assumes a flat rate 20p deposit is placed on all in-scope drinks containers and offers analysis of how the deposit level can influence return rates.</p><p> </p><p>The operating costs and revenue of a DRS could be impacted by the deposit rate chosen by the DMO, which will be somewhat dependent on the extent to which unredeemed deposits are used to fund the scheme. We are seeking views in the second consultation on how unredeemed deposits should be used to fund the DRS. The department do not foresee significant administrative / operational costs to the scheme as a result of having either a flat or variable rate deposit.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been made by Government on the potential effect of a variable rate deposit on return rates of in-scope containers, on product wastage, or on portion sizes, but we continue to engage with industry and consider any relevant research which should be factored into our overall design and analysis of the scheme. In any case, we propose to place a 90% collection rate target on the DMO, and the approach to setting the deposit level chosen by the DMO should reflect their obligation to achieve this target.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 2319 2320 2321 2322 question first answered 25/05/2021 16:20:56 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

353926

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Rohingya: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number Rohingya migrants from Burma adrift in the Andaman Sea.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The exact figure is unknown. From 8,000 migrants originally estimated to be at sea in late May, the latest figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicate that around 1,200 to 1,300 remain unaccounted for. It is likely that some of these will have returned, while others may have disembarked without UNHCR or other authorities’ knowledge. We continue to monitor the situation closely and urge countries in the region not to turn away boats in distress.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/06/2015 11:38:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1670626

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Weather
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the preparedness of the NHS in Essex for winter 2023-24; and how much additional funding his Department plans to provide to NHS services in Essex for winter 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made, as local winter resilience plans and resourcing are an operational matter for the National Health Service. National Health Service winter planning at a national level started earlier this year than in previous years. The urgent and emergency care recovery plan was published in January 2023 and included £1 billion of dedicated funding. In April we distributed £600 million discharge funding to local authorities and the NHS to support increased capacity in community care and social care to enable earlier discharges from hospital and avoid unnecessary admissions. In July 2023, NHS England wrote to integrated care boards, trusts and primary care networks to set out a national approach to 2023/24 winter planning and the key steps to be taken across all parts of the system to meet the challenges expected from winter pressures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/11/2023 17:08:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel