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	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress she has made on reducing the time taken for homeowners to switch energy and gas supplier; and what forecast she has made of the effect on switching times of the completion of the smart metering implementation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department has worked with Energy UK, Ofgem, suppliers and other key industry partners to develop and implement proposals which have enabled domestic customers to switch supplier within 17 days, half the time it previously took.</p><p>The roll-out of smart metering will make switching energy supplier easier and faster and is a key enabler to 24-hour switching. The Government announced in the Summer Budget 2015 that it will work with Ofgem with the ambition of introducing 24-hour switching by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 08:37:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1465348

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2022 to Question 4565, on Bank Services, which banks are participants in the Current Account Switch Guarantee; and which challenger banks are excluded.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Over 40 UK current account providers are signed-up to the Current Account Switch Service, which covers 99% of the market. The list of participants is set out in full on the Service’s website. The Switch Guarantee is provided by all the Service’s participants. In Q1 2022, 99.8% of switches were completed in the seven working day timescale. Any organisation which meets the eligibility criteria can join the service.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/05/2022 09:41:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin

1328141

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Kuwait
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of securing a bilateral trade agreement with Kuwait.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Britain has strong bilateral trading relationships with our friends in the Gulf and a clear ambition to deepen them. The Gulf is already one of our largest export destinations, with trade of over £30 billion in 2020, but there are many sectors in which we can collaborate further.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently conducting a Joint Trade and Investment Review with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Upon completion of the review shortly, we will look to deliver on its recommendations, as we continue to broaden and deepen our trade and investment relationships with countries in the Gulf.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 07/06/2021 11:48:27 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

756494

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of requests for consultancy and temporary staff for his Department were approved via a resource board.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) defines 'consultancy' and 'temporary' staff as agency staff; contingent staff; and contractors.</p><p>In the Financial Year 2016/17, in compliance with Cabinet Office recruitment controls, the FCO's Chief Operating Officer approved 23 out of 25 requests for the recruitment of temporary staff for London-based roles. All approvals were for the recruitment of temporary staff paid on a daily rate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 7932 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:43:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1679651

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle knife crime in Solihull constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime and violent assaults is a priority and the Government is determined to crack down on the scourge of violence devastating our communities.</p><p>As a result of the Government’s Police Uplift Programme (PUP) the West Midlands Force recruited 1,376 additional uplift officers against a total three-year allocation of 1,218 officers. On 31 March 2023, there were 8,067 police officers in West Midlands, a total growth of 1,376 additional officers against the baseline (6,691) at the start of the Police Uplift Programme.</p><p>The Government is proposing a total police funding settlement of up to £18.4 billion in 2024-25, an increase of up to £842.9 million when compared to 2023-24. Assuming full take up of precept flexibility, overall police funding available to PCCs will increase by up to £922.2 million (6.0% in cash terms). West Midlands funding will be up to £789.4 million for 2024/25, an increase of up to £50 million when compared to 2023/24.</p><p>West Midlands Police are delivering additional policing in their areas worst affected by serious violence via the Grip programme funding, including in Solihull City Centre. This is a combination of regular visible patrols in the streets and neighbourhoods (‘hotspot areas’) experiencing the highest volumes of serious violence to immediately suppress violence and provide community reassurance, and problem-oriented policing. Problem-oriented policing is bespoke to the local areas to tackle the local underlying drivers of crime, using a more comprehensive menu of policing interventions and enforcement. Interventions in the Force area have included targeted open space knife sweeps, knife crime education in schools, and conducting safeguarding referrals. Grip-funded analysts monitor operational police activity within the hotspots, as well as crime levels, to understand the effects of additional patrols on violent crime.</p><p>Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) bring together local partners to understand and tackle the drivers of serious violence in their area. They facilitate the sharing of data across organisational boundaries to build a shared understanding of the root causes of violence locally.</p><p>In the West Midlands its VRU delivers a range of preventative interventions, including Hospital and Custody Navigators (youth workers in settings steering young people away from violence at a ‘teachable moment’), cognitive behavioural therapy programmes and sports-based diversionary programmes.</p><p>Violence Reduction Units, in combination with Grip, have delivered a statistically significant reduction in hospital admissions for violent injuries since funding began in 2019 (an estimated 3,220 admissions have been prevented in areas where the programmes operate). VRUs have supported over 271,000 young people through funded initiatives in in their fourth year of operation alone.</p><p>We also recently consulted on new legislative proposals to tackle knife crime and as a result, in the Criminal Justice Bill, we have introduced provisions to provide more powers for police to seize knives held in private that could be used in crimes, increase the maximum penalty for the offences of selling prohibited weapons and selling knives to under 18s. When Parliamentary time allows, the Government intends to introduce a new ban on zombie-style machetes and knives.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 7977 question first answered 15/01/2024 15:49:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight