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1606287

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme on allowing victims of crime to seek appeals of sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	171541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme is an important mechanism to ensure that victims of crime can have confidence that justice will be served. The Victims’ Code entitles victims to be informed about the scheme, promptly after sentence, so that they may refer sentences for consideration by the Law Officers within the time limit. The Attorney General’s Office receives requests to review sentences from victims; their family members; the CPS; the police; MPs and members of the public. In 2022, 139 sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal and in 95 cases (68%), sentences were increased.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2023 16:53:21 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1606063

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Crown Prosecution Service in the next Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	170737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>In the 2021 Spending Review, the CPS secured a significant funding increase enabling it to respond to growing pressures in the criminal justice system. This settlement saw a significant investment in CPS funding, increasing its budget from £630m a year to £728m by 2024/25. That settlement has been maintained by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 27/03/2023 09:40:28 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1606064

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Barristers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what her Department's policy is on the parity of fees for prosecution and defence counsels.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	170738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Equality of arms between defence and prosecution is an important principle within the criminal justice system. Following last year’s increase to defence counsel fees, as recommended by the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid, this Government is providing additional funding to uplift the fees CPS pays to prosecution counsel. This funding restores parity between defence and prosecution counsel.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2023 14:38:31 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1688576

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes; all buildings and workplaces that staff from the Scotland Office occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/02/2024 14:15:18 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688572

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes, the Home Office has a Health and Safety and Fire Management system within which risk assessments are conducted and reviewed appropriately for our buildings and people.</p><p>The Home Office seeks to comply with all UK Health, Safety and Fire Safety statutory provisions proportionate and relevant to its undertaking.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/02/2024 16:00:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688564

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Health and Safety
	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 all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes, all buildings and workplaces which staff from Defra occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/02/2024 11:17:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688559

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes, all buildings and workplaces staff from Cabinet Office occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/02/2024 16:50:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1648464

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	191708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>While the seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take tough but necessary decisions, the UK remains a longstanding supporter to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) and values its importance as a vital humanitarian and stabilising force in the region. In the financial year 2022/2023, the UK provided UNRWA with £18.7 million and in 2023/4 our funding is approximately £10 million. Our annual contribution to their programme budget helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. We are aware of UNRWA's financial challenges and frequently raise this with MENA regional partners at ministerial level, most recently with the government of the United Arab Emirates. To that end, the UK Government is working with UNRWA and other international donors to help ensure its sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/07/2023 14:58:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1648171

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Pensions: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the restriction preventing the holding of commercial and residential properties within Self Invested Personal Pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	191373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>While the current tax rules impose no direct restrictions on the types of assets that Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) can invest in, SIPPs will incur tax charges if they acquire certain assets, such as residential property. This is to prevent individuals from using tax-relieved funds to acquire property that could be of personal use, rather than to secure future retirement income.</p><p> </p><p>However, SIPPs are able to indirectly invest in residential property through collective investment vehicles such as Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs), where sufficient diversity of ownership and assets prevents the possibility of private use of the assets.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation aims to strike a balance between allowing these pension schemes to invest in a wide range of assets, and the need to protect both tax relief on pension contributions and investment returns from potential abuse.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 191374 191375 question first answered 05/07/2023 11:04:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1648172

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Pensions: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Self Invested Personal Pensions to hold (a) commercial and (b) residential properties.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	191374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>While the current tax rules impose no direct restrictions on the types of assets that Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) can invest in, SIPPs will incur tax charges if they acquire certain assets, such as residential property. This is to prevent individuals from using tax-relieved funds to acquire property that could be of personal use, rather than to secure future retirement income.</p><p> </p><p>However, SIPPs are able to indirectly invest in residential property through collective investment vehicles such as Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs), where sufficient diversity of ownership and assets prevents the possibility of private use of the assets.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation aims to strike a balance between allowing these pension schemes to invest in a wide range of assets, and the need to protect both tax relief on pension contributions and investment returns from potential abuse.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 191373 191375 question first answered 05/07/2023 11:04:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson