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166466

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government the local welfare provision review, published by his Department on 5 November 2014, prior to the publication of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	216210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from my Department and the Department for Communities and Local Government hold regular discussions about a number of issues. These include local welfare provision and my department’s review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/12/2014 14:30:49 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

533885

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with Transport for London on the (i) timetable and (ii) provisions of legislation on pedicabs in London to ensure that they are able to regulate swiftly once primary legislation is in place.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	42254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The need for urgent action on pedicabs was discussed at the Secretary of State’s meeting with the Mayor on 13 June, and at Lord Ahmad’s meeting with the Deputy Mayor for Transport on 16 June. Officials from the Department for Transport have had regular meetings with their opposite numbers in Transport for London to ensure that TfL are ready to respond as soon as the necessary primary legislation is enacted.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/07/2016 11:07:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

442228

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19543, how many of those prosecutions for human trafficking resulted in a conviction.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	20819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>During 2014-2015 the CPS prosecuted 187 defendants for offences connected with human trafficking. 130 of these defendants were convicted at a conviction rate of 69.5%.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/01/2016 11:34:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

444100

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for human trafficking resulted in a conviction between 1 August 2015 and 1 January 2016; and how many orders made for victim compensation as a result of such convictions resulted in payments (a) by convicted traffickers and (b) at a cost to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	22061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Statistics for prosecutions and convictions for 2015, including those for offences defined as human trafficking, are planned for publication in May 2016.</p><br /><p>Overall court proceedings data for offences defined as human trafficking in England and Wales from 2004 to 2014 are published here.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</a></p><br /><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority cannot provide data on the compensation it has awarded to victims of a particular crime type. This is because it awards compensation in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme tariff of injuries rather than the type of incident that led to those injuries.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/01/2016 09:21:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

225612

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Change of Use: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend the current exemptions in place for the office to residential change of use provisions in (a) Westminster and (b) other parts of central London; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	226569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use from offices to residential were introduced for a period of three years from 30 May 2013 to 30 May 2016. These rights are contributing to a more efficient use of our existing building stock, and are providing badly needed new homes such as studios and one-bedroom flats for young people. Exemptions to this permitted development right were granted in exceptional circumstances, where local authorities could demonstrate a negative economic impact.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering responses to the Technical consultation on planning which included a proposal to extend the permitted development right for change of use from offices to residential.<br><br></p><p> </p><p>We recognise the strategic value of office space to the broader London and national economy in the current exempted zones.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/03/2015 17:08:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

171919

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to Question 209508, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	219700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>We aim to publish the Government's response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2015 15:41:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

91902

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will wait until the Government publishes its response to the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector before taking forward the Deregulation Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	209508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has stated its clear intent to use the Deregulation Bill to help reform the outdated provisions of section 25 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973.</p><p>Londoners who want to rent out their homes for less than 90 consecutive days, such as through a service like Airbnb, technically still have to pay to apply for planning permission from their council – something that does not apply anywhere else in the country. These provisions caused controversy during the 2012 Olympics, and are irregularly enforced by different London boroughs leading to confusion.</p><p>We want to change this archaic system by giving Londoners the freedom to rent out their homes on a temporary basis, such as when they are on holiday, without having to deal with unnecessary red tape and the bureaucracy of paying of a municipal permit. The internet is changing the way we work and live, and the law needs to catch up.</p><p>The measure will not allow homes to be turned into hotels or hostels – this would still require ‘change of use’ planning permission, and measures will be put in place to prevent abuse of such reforms or the permanent loss of residential accommodation.</p><p>Such reforms will benefit London’s strong tourism industry by expanding the pool of competitively priced accommodation, and allow families to earn some extra cash when they themselves go away on holiday.</p><p>Such reforms would follow changes introduced last year to make it easier for residents to rent out an unused home parking space to earn extra money, helping expand the availability of parking options for commuters and visitors.</p><p>Consultation with interested parties will help inform the detail of secondary legislation to implement these reforms fully. We will publish the Government’s response to the consultation on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/10/2014 16:16:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

390431

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders of what value were made by HM Courts against those convicted of human trafficking offences in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and how much of that money has been awarded to the victims of trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	7204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders and their values made against defendants where the principal offence is categorised as People Trafficking.</p><p> </p><p>The figures provided are for the financial years (April to March) and are based on the original order amount imposed, and therefore some of these orders may have been subject to subsequent appeals and/or variations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>People Trafficking</strong></p></td><td><p>No. of orders made</p></td><td><p>Original order amount</p></td><td><p>Awarded as compensation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 – 2013</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>£457,722.18</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£68,669.51</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 – 2014</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>£593,415.43</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£2,542.44</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 – 2015</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£1,113,038.77</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£351,838.07</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. The value of the order imposed, which is often very high, is based on the criminal benefit attributed to the crime and may, therefore, exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an outstanding order stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if the assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other enforcement agencies take the issue of recovering criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority nationwide.</p><p> </p><p>The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last six consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £154.1million was collected in 2014/15 (which represented a 12% increase on the total recovered during 2013/14); as at the end of June 2015, £53 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 47% on the same period last year. After payment of compensation and external receiver’s fees, the balance is distributed across key Departments to support ongoing investigation, prosecution and enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 amends the scope of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to include slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. The Act also introduces Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders which can be used to award compensation to victims.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS is seeking a commercial partner to help increase collections, reduce enforcement costs and importantly, ensure more criminals pay. The improvement that the Agencies continue to make, combined with our future plans, will make sure that more criminals pay and that taxpayers get better value for money.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/07/2015 13:22:48 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

636227

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Paediatrics: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paediatric intensive care unit beds there are in central London; and how many of those beds are at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	52859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below. NHS England publishes monthly data on critical care bed capacity, including the number of paediatric intensive care beds. The data reports the numbers of beds that are open, as a snapshot, at midnight on the last Thursday of the month.</p><p> </p><p>Number of paediatric intensive care beds in central London and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust open on the last Thursday of the reporting period, September 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Number of Paediatric intensive care beds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central London of which:</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em> Critical care bed capacity and urgent operations cancelled, NHS England</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 22/11/2016 16:12:06 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

636223

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost implications are of the proposed closure of congenital heart disease services at Royal Brompton Hospital, including (a) the cost of expanding provision elsewhere and (b) transferring staff and services.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	52860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Congenital heart disease services are paid for through tariff. Therefore, if NHS England proposals were to be implemented, and this resulted in changes to the flow of patients, funding for treatment would follow the patients.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with providers to seek assurances of their ability to accept additional patients if required to do so. This includes considering the effect of the potential changes on staff and to understand the cost implications of the changes which it is proposing.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 22/11/2016 16:09:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field