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1079348

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:56:02
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	ddp modified	28/02/2019 18:05:47 12/03/2019 16:20:03
	hansard heading	George Bell
	house id	1
	identifier	227049
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 15:48:27
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what authority set down in the statutes of the Commissioners enabled the payment of £29,800 to meet damages and costs relating to the case of Bishop George Bell; and what steps the Commissioners took to scrutinise that settlement before they made over those funds.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227049
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227049
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Church Commissioners have a discretion under the Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure 1943, assessed on a case by case basis, to pay the costs of a bishop’s office, including costs in connection with legal claims. Requests to the Church Commissioners for assistance with legal costs are subject to scrutiny by the First Church Estates Commissioner and the QC Commissioner, assisted by staff, to ensure that costs are reasonable in the circumstances.</p> question first answered 12/03/2019 15:48:27
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1082286

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	05/03/2019
	date tabled	05/03/2019
	ddp created	05/03/2019 21:17:32
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	ddp modified	05/03/2019 21:30:31 11/03/2019 17:09:02
	hansard heading	Christ Church College
	house id	1
	identifier	228586
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/03/2019 16:37:54
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, when she expects the internal investigation into complaints against the Dean of Christ Church college Oxford to conclude.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 228586
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228586
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Uniquely, Christ Church Oxford is a joint foundation comprising both College and Cathedral.</p><p>The independent tribunal to investigate a complaint against the conduct of the Dean is taking place under the statutes of Christ Church, not under Church legislation. <br>Neither the Church Commissioners nor the wider Church of England have any role in setting the timetable or terms of reference for the tribunal. <br>I am given to understand that the last scheduled hearing is currently timetabled for early July and await the outcome of that process.</p> question first answered 11/03/2019 16:37:54
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045980

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 19:58:45
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	22/01/2019 20:17:29 30/01/2019 18:11:16
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	identifier	211107
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 17:39:34
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 211107
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211107
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not hold third party cleaning contracts. Cleaning services for the AGO are provided by Ministry of Justice contractors and the buildings’ landlords. The Attorney General’s Office holds no information on rates of pay for third party contractors. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) contracts with two service providers for the provision of its cleaning services; Mitie Cleaning Services for its offices at One Kemble Street (London) and Sussex Cleaning Services for Southern House (Croydon). GLD requires its contracted cleaning providers to pay the London living wage to all of their staff. HMCPSI staff located within One Kemble Street are covered by the same cleaning provision.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold third party cleaning contracts. The majority of buildings on the CPS estate are managed and maintained by the Ministry of Justice. Cleaning services are either provided by Ministry of Justice contractors or the buildings’ landlords. The CPS holds no information on rates of pay for third party contractors. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) cleaning services are contracted out to Julius Rutherford &amp; Co Ltd who pay the London Living Wage to all of the staff providing cleaning services to the SFO.</p><p>A list of all services delivered by third party contractors to the Department is not held in a centralised location, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 30/01/2019 17:39:34
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1054711

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/02/2019
	date	04/02/2019
	date tabled	04/02/2019
	ddp created	04/02/2019 23:15:15
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	04/02/2019 23:27:17 11/02/2019 15:50:08
	hansard heading	John Broadhurst
	house id	1
	identifier	216140
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/02/2019 15:18:29
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the sentence delivered in the case of R v Broadhurst in December 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 216140
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216140
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office received a number of referrals under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) Scheme for the case of R v Broadhurst.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers can only refer a sentence as unduly lenient if there has been a “gross error” resulting in the sentence being significantly below the level that any judge could reasonably have imposed. The power is one that should only be used in exceptional circumstances and it is not an automatic prosecution right of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>After reviewing the case I am satisfied that the judge approached the sentencing in the correct way and I have concluded that the sentence was not outside the range of sentences that were reasonably available to the judge. It would therefore not be right for me to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice while charging decisions are an independent matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/02/2019 15:18:29
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1041771

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/01/2019
	date	15/01/2019
	date tabled	15/01/2019
	ddp created	15/01/2019 20:19:14
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	16/01/2019 17:05:15 23/01/2019 18:03:01
	hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	208795
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/01/2019 17:31:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the administration of round five of the coastal communities fund for England, (b) if he will publish the names of those winning bids for that fund, (c) how many complaints he has had about the administration of that fund and (d) how many requests he has had to halt the distribution of those funds.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 208795
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208795
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong>A competitive tendering exercise was held to appoint a contractor to help my Department administer Round 5 of the Coastal Communities Fund. This was managed by the Crown Commercial Service under their Grants and Programmes Framework Agreement. Groundwork UK were appointed to the Framework following a rigorous selection process and met all due diligence requirements. They were selected to administer the Round 5 grant application and assessment procedures following further competitive tendering under the Framework. They have demonstrated effectively that they can deliver the detailed administration requirements of the Fund in a fair and unbiased way, drawing on their extensive experience of administering other competitive grant programmes.</p><p><strong>(b) </strong>To date 16 Round 5 ‘fast track’ applications worth £6 million have submitted successful bids to the Fund. A full list of the winning bids can be found at the gov.uk web site using the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/6-million-awarded-to-successful-coastal-projects-in-first-wave-of-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/6-million-awarded-to-successful-coastal-projects-in-first-wave-of-funding</a>.</p><p>We expect to announce the successful Round 5 main round winners by Spring 2019.</p><p><strong>(c) </strong>and <strong>(d) </strong>Two complaints have been received over the administration of Round 5, one of which also asked that the distribution of funds under Round 5 is halted until an independent audit of the application process is undertaken.</p> question first answered 23/01/2019 17:31:07
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045958

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 19:57:53
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/01/2019 15:45:17 28/01/2019 17:30:09
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
	house id	1
	identifier	211106
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/01/2019 16:58:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many properties owned by private landlords have received funding from local authorities to house people who are homeless in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 211106
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211106
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>MHCLG does not collect information on payments made by local authorities to landlords. Information is collected on the number of new private social housing lets made to applicants who are statutorily homeless in table 3f of the CORE summary tables accompanying the annual release. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2017-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april2017-to-march-2018</a>.</p> question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045997

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 19:59:25
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	22/01/2019 20:18:04 30/01/2019 18:13:06
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	identifier	211159
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 17:42:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 211159
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211159
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Cleaning services in buildings managed by the department and its executive agencies are undertaken by outsourced providers, OCS and Sodexo, as part of large facilities management service contracts.</p><p>Cleaning services to the department’s headquarters based in 2 Marsham Street are provided under a contract managed by the Home Office.</p><p>A list of all services delivered by third party contractors to the Department is not held in a centralised location, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p>Rates of pay for people working for third party contractors are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. All outsourced providers are required to pay as a minimum, either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 30/01/2019 17:42:36
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1047033

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2019
	date	23/01/2019
	date tabled	23/01/2019
	ddp created	23/01/2019 19:04:58
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/01/2019 19:15:19 30/01/2019 11:51:02
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	211667
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 11:19:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to prohibit landlords who have multiple convictions and who have been ruled unfit to rent out properties from collecting housing benefit payments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 211667
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211667
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Housing Benefit is a social security benefit that provides help with rent. It is currently administered by local authorities, who have the statutory responsibility for its day-to-day administration.</p><p>We have provided local authorities with strong powers of enforcement to stop the worst offenders from letting property. These include fines of up to £30,000, banning orders and rent repayment orders that force irresponsible landlords to repay housing benefit they have received for up to 12 months’ rent. We expect councils to use these strong powers to crack down on those who knowingly rent out unsafe accommodation and remove them from the sector. Many are already doing so. We have also recently provided nearly £2.4 million to support 55 local authorities to tackle rogue landlords.</p> question first answered 30/01/2019 11:19:30
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1047744

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2019
	date	24/01/2019
	date tabled	24/01/2019
	ddp created	24/01/2019 19:13:50
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	24/01/2019 19:19:41 30/01/2019 17:32:05
	hansard heading	Care Homes
	house id	1
	identifier	212333
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 17:00:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on checking employment standards by commissioned care providers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 212333
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212333
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>It is for local authorities, as the commissioner of services, to be satisfied that the providers they commission meet any required employment practices.</p><p> </p> question first answered 30/01/2019 17:00:12
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1050245

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/01/2019
	date	28/01/2019
	date tabled	28/01/2019
	ddp created	29/01/2019 00:36:02
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	29/01/2019 00:53:28 05/02/2019 14:19:02
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
	house id	1
	identifier	213244
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/02/2019 13:47:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will collect data on the number of properties owned by private landlords who have received funding from local authorities to house people who are homeless.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 213244
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213244
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We have no plans to collect this information. It is for local authorities to decide how they work with landlords in their area. Additionally, we want to minimise the reporting burden on local authorities. Information is collected on the number of new private social housing lets made to applicants who are statutorily homeless in table 3f of the CORE summary tables accompanying the annual release. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2017-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2017-to-march-2018</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 05/02/2019 13:47:02
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead