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1315396

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	900164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a top priority across Government, and we are determined to transform the response to this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill on 29 April and our forthcoming Victims’ Bill will further transform victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and we have provided unprecedented funding for domestic abuse since the pandemic began, including £51m boost for specialist support services to support victims through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:46:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1603332

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	904029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK, our allies and partners are responding decisively to provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The UK continues to be recognised as a leading nation providing support to Ukraine; training over ten thousand recruits, providing £2.4 billion of support including hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition and leading the world on the gifting of vital capabilities such as MLRS and Challenger II main battle tanks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 904033 question first answered 13/03/2023 16:23:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1239636

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that SMEs are awarded public procurement contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	906901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced a number of measures to address the barriers that SMEs face in the procurement process. Last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs.</p><p>Leaving the EU is an opportunity to further reform our procurement rules. We will cut red tape, drive innovation and make it easier for small businesses to win public sector business, delivering better value for taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/10/2020 14:52:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1254237

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to build new schools.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	909079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Through the free schools programme, this government has funded thousands of high quality new school places across the country.</p><p>We have approved 225 applications from groups that we are now working with to establish new free schools. This includes 73 special and 9 alternative provision free schools.</p><p>The Priority Schools Building Programme is replacing or refurbishing buildings at 537 schools.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 23/11/2020 17:00:15 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1254663

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	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	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the extent of human rights violations in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	909176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government takes the human rights situation in Sri Lanka very seriously.</p><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, raised a number of human rights concerns, including harassment of civil society and militarisation of civilian functions, when he spoke with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gunawardena on 5 November.</p><p>We have urged Sri Lanka to address concerns in our statements to the UN Human Rights Council in February, June and September.</p><p>The UK will continue to highlight our concerns to the Government of Sri Lanka, and we will support human rights through our programme work including resettlement of victims of conflict and improving responses to sexual and gender based violence.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/11/2020 15:53:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1216595

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department has made on the building of new hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	903704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Considerable progress has been made since the announcement of the Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP) schemes last September, despite coronavirus impacts. A number of the six HIP 1 schemes for new hospitals are approaching early enabling works. HIP 2 schemes have received seed funding and are working up their business cases at pace. We remain committed to, and on target to deliver, on our pledge to build 40 new hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2020 16:14:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1219244

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Constituencies: Sutton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Commission plans to lay before Parliament the draft Order to give affect to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's recommended boundary changes for the London Borough of Sutton.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	66982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Local Government Boundary Commission for England published its final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in the London Borough of Sutton on 30 June. It expects to lay a draft order in September 2020 to bring the recommendations into effect. The draft order is subject to the 40-sitting days negative resolution procedure.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 02/07/2020 18:15:46 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1663868

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Transgender People
	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 Official Statistics on Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2022 to 2023, published on 5 October 2023, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in hate crime against transgender people; and what steps her Department plans to take to tackle hate crime against transgender people.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	201721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that all forms of hate crime - including homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime - are completely unacceptable.</p><p>We have a robust legislative framework in place and expect the police fully to investigate these abhorrent offences and make sure those who commit them feel the full force of the law.</p><p>Whilst part of the increase in transgender hate crime may be due to a genuine rise, the biggest driver is likely to be general improvement in police recording and identification of a hate crime, along with increased victim willingness to come forward. This is positive and reflects the hard work that has gone in to ensuring that police can target their resources, understand the scale of the challenge and ensure that victims get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Our absolute priority is to get more police into our streets, cut crime, protect the public and bring more criminals to justice. We are supporting police by providing them with the resources they need, including having recruited 20,000 additional police officers by March 2023. We also engage with relevant stakeholders when appropriate to do so.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 202299 question first answered 23/10/2023 12:06:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1359506

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime
	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 Law Commission's Consultation Paper, Hate crime laws, published on 23 September 2021, whether her Department supports the creation of a hate crime commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	56587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>In 2018, the Government asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of current hate crime legislation, including whether additional protected characteristics, such as sex, gender and age, should be included.</p><p>The Law Commission’s review is also looking at the adequacy and parity of protection offered by the law relating to hate crime and the current range of offences and aggravating factors in sentencing. The Law Commission aims to make recommendations on the most appropriate models to ensure that the criminal law provides consistent and effective protection from conduct motivated by hatred towards protected groups or characteristics.</p><p>Publication of the final report is a matter for the Law Commission, which is independent. However, I understand that the Law Commission intends to publish its recommendations later this year, following which the Government will formally respond. Given the complex issues that the Law Commission identified in its consultation, it would be inappropriate to pre-empt the conclusions of its review.</p><p>Data on hate crime convictions and cases which proceeded through the criminal justice system can be found here: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-quarterly-data-summaries" target="_blank">https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-quarterly-data-summaries</a></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 56584 56585 56586 question first answered 25/10/2021 11:51:48 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1663480

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 speech to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC on 26 September 2023, whether she plans to change the asylum application process for people applying on the basis of persecution due to a protected characteristic.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	201334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>To support decision-makers and our Courts we have clearly defined what persecution means in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F2022%2F36%2Fcontents%2Fenacted&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPaul.Pedlow%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9f6e7486e4104721143708dbce48ed34%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330584828550467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=J2hv67l7nUfyMU2n8UV%2BU3QNCHJlCy%2BchPnNdZWrBmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nationality and Borders Act 2022</a>. This includes providing a non-exhaustive list of examples of the types of acts which may constitute persecution.</p><p>Under <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fimmigration-rules%2Fimmigration-rules-part-11-asylum&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPaul.Pedlow%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9f6e7486e4104721143708dbce48ed34%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330584828550467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KXvmHzgUm7rv4zwxTHYpyq7vpuTYcAkI2J8jFgneD1o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Paragraph 328</a> of the Immigration Rules, all asylum applications continue to be decided in accordance with the Refugee Convention.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 12:18:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn