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816967

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Social Fund: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118806, on Social Fund: Credit, how many loans were provided through the Discretionary Social Fund in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	121394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Loans provided under the Discretionary Social Fund have been provided through both Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans. However, Crisis Loans were abolished with effect from 31 March 2013 and there have been no new Crisis Loans issued after that date.</p><p> </p><p>The number of loans provided each year through the Discretionary Social Fund is published in Annex 1 of the Social Fund Annual Report.</p><p> </p><p>Links to the Social Fund Annual Report for each of the last seven years are given below:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214336/2011-annual-report-social-fund.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214336/2011-annual-report-social-fund.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2011/12:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214337/2012-annual-report-social-fund.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214337/2012-annual-report-social-fund.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2012/13:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209379/DWP_Annual_Report_on_the_Social_fund.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209379/DWP_Annual_Report_on_the_Social_fund.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2013/14:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399612/social-fund-annual-report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399612/social-fund-annual-report-2013-14.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2014/15:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/437046/social-fund-annual-report-2014-2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/437046/social-fund-annual-report-2014-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2015/16:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552482/social-fund-annual-report-2015-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552482/social-fund-annual-report-2015-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2016/17:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630382/social-fund-annual-report-2016-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630382/social-fund-annual-report-2016-2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/01/2018 15:20:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1167515

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police National Computer: Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Police National Computer holds information on individuals' immigration statuses.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	7745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>PNC does not hold information on the immigration status of all individuals. However, PNC is used to record people that are wanted for immigration offences or have been deported.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2019 17:31:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1279682

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were recorded in 2020 where (a) problem gambling, or (b) circumstances relating to problem gambling were determined as a relevant factor.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	141969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>While the Home Office collects data on crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales , information on whether or not the crime was related to problem gambling behaviour or related circumstances are not collected.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/02/2021 16:19:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1284172

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Females and Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were recorded in 2020 where (a) the perpetrator was a woman and (b) gambling was identified as a relevant factor.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	149228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales but information on whether the perpetrator was a woman and if gambling was identified as a relevant factor are not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/02/2021 11:08:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1312342

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make the (a) possession and (b) recreational use of nitrous oxide an offence.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	188095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the merits of making possession or use of nitrous oxide an offence. The Government takes seriously the harms relating to psychoactive substances such as nitrous oxide and it will continue to keep this issue under review and to consider any new or emerging evidence.</p><p>The supply of substances for their psychoactive effect is an offence. There are legitimate uses for nitrous oxide, such as in medicine, dentistry and as a propellant for whipped cream canisters, but those who supply nitrous oxide who know, or who are reckless as to whether, it will be used for its psychoactive effect may be subject to a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/04/2021 11:33:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1352691

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator for England.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	41850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to driving down both wildlife and rural crime. To help deliver this, we provide funding for the police’s National Wildlife Crime Unit and fully support the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Rural Affairs Strategy, which supports safer rural communities and provides a better rural focus in policing. Delivery of the Strategy is supported by the Government’s recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers over the next three years to ensure that the public are protected against crime, including rural crime.</p><p>It is the responsibility of Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables, who understand the priorities of their communities, to ensure that resources, including these new officers, are deployed accordingly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/09/2021 15:11:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1386335

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the draft statutory guidance on Unauthorised Encampments on gypsy, Romani and traveller communities.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	89567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>We have carefully considered the impact the new measures might have on people with protected characteristics, including race and ethnicity, in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>The overarching equality impact assessment was published in September and is publicly available. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/home-office-measures-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment" target="_blank">Home Office measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Equalities Impact Assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/12/2021 16:23:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1386336

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s draft statutory guidance on Unauthorised Encampments, what constitutes significant damage, disruption, or distress.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	89568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The draft statutory guidance on unauthorised encampments gives examples of what might be considered by police and by courts to be significant damage, disruption and distress.</p><p>It is for the police and courts to assess the circumstances and the evidence of each individual case and to decide on proportionate enforcement action based on this.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/12/2021 16:28:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1462135

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Prescriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2021 to Question 172093 on Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, what further progress she has made in her discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of amending the Misuse of Drugs Act to allow paramedic advanced practitioners working in hospital settings to prescribe medication they can administer in the community.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs provided advice to Ministers on the prescribing and administration of specified controlled drugs by paramedics in October 2019.</p><p>As set out in the response to Question 172093, the Home Office is working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to consider the advice. The Government intends to respond publicly to the ACMD in the near future.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/05/2022 09:20:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield