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1664623

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT charged on alcohol supplied by (a) pubs and (b) supermarkets on the level of competition between those sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	202476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including alcohol sold at both pubs and supermarkets. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the vital role the hospitality industry plays in the UK economy. We have implemented a new alcohol duty system on 1 August, which also has many benefits for pubs. The new Draught Relief provides a significant duty discount on alcohol sold in containers of 20 litres or more, in pubs and other on-trade venues. As well as this, the Government’s ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee,’ confirms that the duty on a draught pint will always be lower than its equivalent in a supermarket.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2023 13:55:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1353855

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of Bexley Council on support and accommodation for Afghan families in that borough.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	45288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked at pace to develop and launch a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year, rising to up to 20,000 over the coming years –one of the most generous schemes in British history. The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is in addition to the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP), which offers any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life priority relocation to the UK.</p><p>The need for suitable accommodation to support those we welcome is pressing. We need the help of every Council across the country to step up to offer accommodation and support for these families, so that we can swiftly help them into permanent, safe homes and enable them to start rebuilding their lives and integrating into our communities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:53:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1666138

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the ten largest exporters of goods in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	203588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uktradeinfo.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csatvinder.juttla%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Cf7850ca447ed4360c4d108dbd151faa3%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638333922240552133%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=G9m1A5zHX%2FwdbEzdyro4a8hQsgbOVDpilw%2BsU%2BfSqdI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria and download bulk datasets.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect the information it holds about taxpayers. As a result, it is not possible to confirm the ten largest exporters of goods in each region of the UK without the request identifying information relating to an individual taxpayer or taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2023 07:39:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1457987

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help protect victims of domestic abuse when non-molestation orders have been breached and offenders have up to 28 days before being charged.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	154368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Non-molestation orders are civil orders made by the family court to protect victims and their children from the harm of domestic abuse. Breach of an order is a criminal offence. The police take breaches of such protective orders extremely seriously and have the necessary powers to arrest, investigate and commence criminal proceedings. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the police can hold a suspect in detention for up to 96 hours depending on the seriousness of the case, or up to 14 days under the Terrorism Act, before being charged or can grant pre-charge bail if there are no grounds to keep a suspect in detention while the investigation continues. The police have further powers to remand the suspect in custody once charges are made, for example if there is a risk of further offences being committed by the suspect if released on bail before a court hearing.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is bringing in reforms to the pre-charge bail regime through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which will allow for better protection for victims in all criminal cases, including violent and sexual offences. The reforms include the removal of the perceived presumption against use of pre-charge bail; new risk factors to be considered when making bail decisions; amending the timescales and authorisation levels for pre-charge bail, and a new duty to seek views from victims on bail conditions which relate to their safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/04/2022 14:10:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1457988

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department providing to victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	154369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s ambition to protect and better support victims of domestic abuse, the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduces a range of measures to help protect victims of domestic abuse and their children. These include important new protections and support for victims ensuring that abusers will no longer be allowed to directly cross-examine their victims in the family and civil courts, and giving victims better access to special measures in the courtroom, such as protective screens and giving evidence via video link. The Act also introduces measures to tackle levels of domestic abuse including new criminal offences such as non-fatal strangulation and suffocation and extending the coercing and controlling behaviour offence to remove the “living together’’ requirement, so that the offence applies to partners, ex-partners or family members, regardless of whether the victim and perpetrator live together.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the Domestic Abuse Act, we have made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. A Perpetrator Strategy forms part of the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan and sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing behaviour, stopping people from becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, we are also giving victims more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence. We have also consulted and will publish a draft Bill which will continue to ensure victims are at the heart of the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 154370 question first answered 25/04/2022 17:08:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1457989

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle levels of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	154370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s ambition to protect and better support victims of domestic abuse, the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduces a range of measures to help protect victims of domestic abuse and their children. These include important new protections and support for victims ensuring that abusers will no longer be allowed to directly cross-examine their victims in the family and civil courts, and giving victims better access to special measures in the courtroom, such as protective screens and giving evidence via video link. The Act also introduces measures to tackle levels of domestic abuse including new criminal offences such as non-fatal strangulation and suffocation and extending the coercing and controlling behaviour offence to remove the “living together’’ requirement, so that the offence applies to partners, ex-partners or family members, regardless of whether the victim and perpetrator live together.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the Domestic Abuse Act, we have made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. A Perpetrator Strategy forms part of the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan and sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing behaviour, stopping people from becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, we are also giving victims more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence. We have also consulted and will publish a draft Bill which will continue to ensure victims are at the heart of the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 154369 question first answered 25/04/2022 17:08:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1439432

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the recommendations of the Lammy Review, published on 8 September 2017, have been implemented by the Government to date.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	137436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Lammy Review in 2017. Of the 35 recommendations in the Lammy Review, 33 recommendations were accepted; the two that were not taken forward by Government were related to the independent judiciary (Recommendations 14, 16).</p><p> </p><p>Actions have been taken against each of the accepted 33 recommendations. Few actions remain incomplete, with those left centred on long-term recruitment targets and developing a more representative workforce within HMPPPS (recommendations 28 and 29). They will need to remain open for some time as they involve long term targets. A detailed update on progress against all the recommendations of the Lammy Review was published in 2020: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881317/tackling-racial-disparity-cjs-2020.pdf" target="_blank">Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2020 Update (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2022 17:42:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1433534

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wayland Prison: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 109339 on Wayland Prison: Solar Power, what the total value was of that contract.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	126891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The contract with Engie for installing solar panels at HMP Wayland is part of a wider contract, which is available on Contracts finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/17b1fe6c-a5f4-4d2f-b1f1-d62f029a651e?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">ENGIE - HMPPS SOLAR PV GROUNDMOUNTED LOT 1 - Contracts Finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Specific terms and conditions of our contracts are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 126895 question first answered 28/02/2022 11:03:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1433899

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wayland Prison: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 109339 on Wayland Prison: Solar Power, what the breakage costs are of the solar panel contract provided by ENGIE.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	126895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The contract with Engie for installing solar panels at HMP Wayland is part of a wider contract, which is available on Contracts finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/17b1fe6c-a5f4-4d2f-b1f1-d62f029a651e?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">ENGIE - HMPPS SOLAR PV GROUNDMOUNTED LOT 1 - Contracts Finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Specific terms and conditions of our contracts are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 126891 question first answered 28/02/2022 11:03:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1420372

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Afghan nationals after the end of their six 6 months leave to remain in the UK; and what steps her Department is taking to provide information, advice and support to those people before the end of that six month period.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	119804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has written to Afghan families advising them of the next steps to progress permanent residence in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office has established a dedicated caseworking team, which is working jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. This team is contacting those here in the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and those moving onto the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, to assist them to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain status.</p><p>While families are being accommodated in Bridging Hotel accommodation, their essential living needs are being met. We have already put in place numerous mechanisms to support families, this includes a contact centre, a DWP and Home Office Liaison officer (HOLO) presence to support Universal Credit enrolment, lead job surgeries and reassure families and a funding package of £28 per person per day for provision of Local Authority Wrap- around support services. We are providing full food and board to all guests alongside 24/7 security presence on site.</p><p>The role of the HOLO is to provide both face to face support and remote support when not physically present. They are reactive to the needs of those accommodated in hotels and can provide signposting to other government departments and Local Authorities and ensure safeguarding concerns are appropriately acted upon.</p><p>The provisions provided by the LA funding package include welcome services, needs identification, translation, healthcare in the hotels, GP registration, safeguarding and community cohesion support.</p><p>We initiated a ‘Jobs First Pilot in 3 hotels on 31<sup>st</sup> January 2022. This is being led by DWP and aims to support guests within the hotels to find employment and begin their journey to financial independence.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 18:07:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan