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1601989

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using Stratospheric unscrewed air systems.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	160250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is sponsoring a High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Operational Concept Demonstrator (OCD) through Project AETHER. Feasibility activity has been conducted since 2016 to demonstrate the utility of stratospheric aircraft. The project has conducted a range of assessment including with fixed wing aircraft and balloons. This work is now continuing under an assessment phase including further flight trials to inform the next steps for future investment.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:39:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1601990

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Espionage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the US Covert Long Dwell Stratospheric Architecture programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	160251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department are in regular contact with the US Department of Defense to share knowledge between projects. We do not have specific information relating to the programme requested.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:40:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1601991

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sierra Nevada Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department held has had with the Sierra Nevada Corporation in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	160252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a close and regular dialogue with the Sierra Nevada Corporation in relation to several of the Department's programmes.</p><p>These include a High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite Operational Concept Demonstrator, for which the company has been on contact since July 2022, as part of Project AETHER.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:40:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1548793

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of its maritime naval ports in the event of rising sea levels over the next 50 years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	104154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has undertaken extensive work to enable understanding of the risk that climate change, including rising sea levels, will have across the defence estate and its outputs.</p><p>Resilience and mitigation planning is an important element of the Royal Navy's Climate Change and Sustainability Plan. The Royal Navy have assessed a range of climate risks and their potential impacts on its naval bases and is integrating the assessments into planning and works programmes to ensure that impacts are mitigated or minimised as far as possible.</p><p>Details of these assessments are sensitive, therefore I am unable to comment further. To do so could prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/12/2022 11:44:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1543943

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to eliminate its use of single-use plastics.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	92162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The MOD is working with Industry Partners to deliver the Greening Government Commitment 2021 to 2025 which is focused on removing consumer single use plastic (CSUP) from our elements of the central government office estate. In addition, Ministry of Defence Facility Management Contracts include clauses which require Industry Partners to minimise the supply and use of CSUP and to work towards their elimination on the wider defence estate.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/11/2022 15:44:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1386289

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Slavery: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of prosecutions of offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	89565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has had considerable success in increasing prosecutions of modern slavery cases involving the exploitation of vulnerable people. In addition to the number of offences charged by way of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, CPS records identify the number of defendants prosecuted for offences related to modern slavery, including conspiracy to commit Modern Slavery Act offences, which is charged under s1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 . The number of defendants who have been prosecuted for modern slavery offences increased from 284 in 2017-18 to 322 in 2020-21, an increase of 13.4%. The increase has been achieved despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/12/2021 14:26:50 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349049

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what departmental oversight is in place to monitor the performance of coroners.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	37444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders. A system of appraisal for assistant coroners which was launched by the previous Chief Coroner in April 2019 is now well-established and a system of appraisal for area and senior coroners is now being developed by the current Chief Coroner following a recently completed pilot scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Coroners carry out their role in line with their statutory powers and duties set out in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the Rules and Regulations which underpin the Act. The Chief Coroner provides leadership, guidance and support to coroners to assist them in their role and Justice Ministers meet the Chief Coroner on a regular basis. On 27 July the Justice Committee published the report of its inquiry into the coroner service. The Government has responded to the Committee’s report and the Committee is expected to publish the response on its website in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2013 when the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 came into force, to be eligible for appointment as a senior, area or assistant coroner, a person has to have a legal qualification. Coroners in post at that time who only had a medical qualification could, however, continue in that role but they would not be eligible for another coroner appointment. Individuals who are both legally and medically qualified remain eligible for appointment.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 37445 37446 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:54:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349050

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of coroners' activities within the legal system.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	37445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders. A system of appraisal for assistant coroners which was launched by the previous Chief Coroner in April 2019 is now well-established and a system of appraisal for area and senior coroners is now being developed by the current Chief Coroner following a recently completed pilot scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Coroners carry out their role in line with their statutory powers and duties set out in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the Rules and Regulations which underpin the Act. The Chief Coroner provides leadership, guidance and support to coroners to assist them in their role and Justice Ministers meet the Chief Coroner on a regular basis. On 27 July the Justice Committee published the report of its inquiry into the coroner service. The Government has responded to the Committee’s report and the Committee is expected to publish the response on its website in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2013 when the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 came into force, to be eligible for appointment as a senior, area or assistant coroner, a person has to have a legal qualification. Coroners in post at that time who only had a medical qualification could, however, continue in that role but they would not be eligible for another coroner appointment. Individuals who are both legally and medically qualified remain eligible for appointment.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 37444 37446 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:54:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349051

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
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 increase the number of medical coroners.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	37446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders. A system of appraisal for assistant coroners which was launched by the previous Chief Coroner in April 2019 is now well-established and a system of appraisal for area and senior coroners is now being developed by the current Chief Coroner following a recently completed pilot scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Coroners carry out their role in line with their statutory powers and duties set out in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the Rules and Regulations which underpin the Act. The Chief Coroner provides leadership, guidance and support to coroners to assist them in their role and Justice Ministers meet the Chief Coroner on a regular basis. On 27 July the Justice Committee published the report of its inquiry into the coroner service. The Government has responded to the Committee’s report and the Committee is expected to publish the response on its website in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2013 when the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 came into force, to be eligible for appointment as a senior, area or assistant coroner, a person has to have a legal qualification. Coroners in post at that time who only had a medical qualification could, however, continue in that role but they would not be eligible for another coroner appointment. Individuals who are both legally and medically qualified remain eligible for appointment.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 37444 37445 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:54:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349054

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provisions are in place to prevent men claiming to identify as a woman to ensure their transfer to a female prison.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	37449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Decisions regarding the allocation of transgender prisoners are made on a case-by-case basis, as set out in the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service policy framework ‘The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender’.</p><p> </p><p>Where a prisoner wishes to be moved to a prison that does not match their legal gender, a Complex Case Board (chaired by a senior prison manager) must be held to consider this request. The prisoner is encouraged to make their views known, but this does not oblige HMPPS to allocate them accordingly. In the decision-making process the assessment of risk is paramount (including any risks posed to, and by, the prisoner and the risk of self-harm). The policy requires the Case Board to consider, amongst other factors, the strength of a person’s evidence of living in their acquired gender (including any evidence that may raise concerns about an offender’s sincerity or motivations), as well as a prisoner’s index offence and offending history.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that this approach allows us to appropriately balance and protect the rights, safety and wellbeing of all prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/09/2021 16:37:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord