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1464263

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children currently remanded in custody are awaiting trial in the (a) Youth Court and (b) Crown Court.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	4574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The number of children and young people on remand is available and published monthly but not split into youth and crown courts.</p><p>The Youth Custody Service are unable to centrally report the number of children and young people that are on remand on the basis of their legal status. Legal basis reporting is driven by the most serious legal basis. Children and young people in custody for multiple matters, including remand may not be picked up through central reporting. A manual review of records is required to identify all children and young people who are remanded at any one time.</p><p>The PQ can only be answered through disproportionate costs due to how details on children and young peoples legal basis and court proceedings is recorded on case management systems used across the Youth Secure Estate. Answering the question in full requires manually searching individual case records.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/05/2022 17:56:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381442

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in youth detention centres with (a) disabilities and (b) registered disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	80298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>All establishments within the youth estate in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons. Support is also provided for all children and young people with a disability in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not currently available on disability for the entire population in youth custody. From April 2021 the Youth Custody Service (YCS) has centrally collected information on all protected characteristics of children and young people held under their care. This includes details on the presence and type of disabilities and long-term health conditions. This information is reviewed and updated when a child or young person is placed into a youth secure estate establishment. As this information was not collected for those admitted prior to April 2021 reliable figures for the whole estate are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Internal information, which is subject to change, is available from April to October 2021. This shows that during that time there have been 581 new admissions to the youth estate. As of 24 November, 389 have responded and ten are recorded as having a disability. The number who are recorded as having a hearing impairment is five or fewer and is not being published to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998. This information relates purely to admission during the period and may include individuals who have since left the secure estate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 80297 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:54:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1464266

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who allegedly committed offences as children have been (a) tried and (b) sentenced as adults in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	4577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>We appreciate the impact that turning 18 can have on a defendant’s experience of the justice system, and that there will be occasions where a child crosses the age threshold before conviction (or acquittal) due to circumstances outside of their control. There are already safeguards in the system to prevent individuals in this position from being treated unfairly, including sentencing starting points based on age at offence and support for vulnerable defendants at adult court.</p><p> </p><p>Data in the table below shows the number of defendants aged under 18 at the point of allegedly committing an offence and aged 18 or over at the point of completion who were dealt with at the Crown Court in England and Wales from January 2020 to June 2019. Individuals in this position can also be dealt with in the magistrates’ court, however quality-assured data for the numbers of such cases, or for previous years in either court, are not currently available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defendants dealt with</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) Excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues (e.g. no date information recorded), breaches and appeals. On average across the series present 8% of defendants do not have a recorded age at offence and as such are excluded from this analysis.</p><p>2) Includes all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court.</p><p>3) Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</p><p>4) Data link using probabilistic recording linking ('Splink') methodology - further information of the matching methodology is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joined-up-data-in-government-the-future-of-data-linking-methods/splink-mojs-open-source-library-for-probabilistic-record-linkage-at-scale</p><p>5) The number of defendants shows the number whose cases have completed and where it has been possible to match from initial appearance at magistrates’ court to completion in the Crown Court. The match rate is typically between 90-95%, as for some cases, it is not possible to match defendants through the system and these cases are excluded.</p><p>6) Estimates from Q3 2020 exclude cases which have transitioned to the Common Platform system in the early adopter sites from September 2020, this represents 1.6% of all disposals in the latest reporting period.</p><p>Source: Criminal Court Statistics, Data and Evidence as a Service - Courts and People (PQ 58392)</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/05/2022 15:21:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1490652

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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	Work and Health Programme: Unpaid Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering Supported Internships as part of the Work and Health Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	39846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Supported internships are a study programme for young people aged 16 to 24 in England who have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan, want to move into employment and need extra support to do so. In February 2022, the Department for Education announced investment of up to £18 million over the next three years to build capacity in the Supported Internships programme, aiming to double the number of Supported Internships to give more young people with an EHC plan the skills to secure and sustain paid employment.</p><p /><p>The Work and Health Programme is nationally contracted employment support delivered in England and Wales which predominantly helps people with a wide range of health conditions or disabilities, to enter, and stay in work using the expertise of private, public and voluntary, and community sector providers.</p><p> </p><p>Disabled people who have completed a supported internship and continue to need additional employment support to find work would be able to access the Work and Health Programme or other DWP funded employment provision.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/09/2022 11:36:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1682719

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Women: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of women and girls in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	900962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>I recently visited the Women’s Aid Federation NI in Belfast, to hear directly about this important issue. It is disappointing that Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK without a dedicated strategy to tackle violence against women and girls and I note the significant work currently underway in the Executive Office to develop a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls. It is vital that the Northern Ireland Executive is restored to approve and implement this strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/01/2024 14:35:05 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1640561

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time is between a case being reported where section 28 evidence is recorded and the start of trial where the evidence is presented to the court.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	186903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on the average length of time between a case being reported where section 28 evidence is recorded and the start of a trial where the evidence is presented to the court.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2023 10:36:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1679335

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the British energy security strategy, published on 7 April 2022, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) fixed and (b) floating offshore wind turbines that would need to be installed in the UK's exclusive economic zone in each financial year from 2024-25 to 2027-28 inclusive to meet the Government's ambition of generating up to 50 gigawatts of power from offshore wind by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK currently has 14.7GW of operational offshore wind capacity and 7.7GW under construction. The number of turbines that will need to be installed annually to meet the ambition of up to 50GW by 2030 including up to 5GW of floating wind will depend upon the power of the turbines that projects deploy.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 11/01/2024 12:21:40 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1641756

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with (a) EDF Renewables and (b) the Low Carbon Contracts Company on the increase in the strike price for energy produced by the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm; and when he expects the updated Generator's Expected Start Date to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	187633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Neart na Gaoithe’s strike price was increased in April in accordance with the annual strike price adjustment exercise undertaken by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) in its role as Contracts for Difference (CfD) Counterparty. Strike prices are adjusted annually for all current CfD generators using a formula set out in the contract terms and conditions. The Government does not have a role in this process and has not discussed this case with EDF Renewables or the LCCC. The CfD Register, published on the LCCC’s website, indicates that Neart na Gaoithe expects to start generating on 1<sup>st</sup> June 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/06/2023 09:51:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1452267

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of relaxing planning rules on the development of onshore wind farms in England.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	141983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Onshore wind is an important part of the energy mix, accounting for around a quarter of installed renewable capacity in the UK, but as one of the cheapest electricity generating technologies, we know that we will need more.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government’s Energy White Paper and Net Zero Strategy, a low-cost net zero system of the future will be comprised predominantly of wind and solar and to achieve this, we will require a sustained increase of locally supported onshore wind in the 2020s and beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2022 14:40:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1645013

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Wind Power: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of safety incident data for the UK set out in the report by the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation entitled 2022 incident data report; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	189777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recognises that the expected life of an offshore wind farm, from construction to decommissioning will be around 25 years. During this time, the extent of the activity, and hence the risk, will vary significantly.</p><p> </p><p>HSE has a targeted programme of preventive inspections to offshore wind farms based on their risk profile from a range of data, including safety incidents, to ensure those presenting the highest risk receive the appropriate regulatory attention. This data will also be used to determine the policy for regulating the offshore wind sector.</p><p> </p><p>HSE focuses on identifying underlying causes and common issues to reduce the risk of accidents and / or near misses, and engaging with relevant trade bodies, including G+, to enable risks to be adequately managed.</p><p> </p><p>All duty holders are encouraged by HSE to focus on health and safety leadership and to have adequate competence in workers at all levels.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/06/2023 11:46:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham