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1564358

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date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas nationals are imprisoned in the UK by nationality.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested, in relation to England and Wales, can be found in Table 1.7 at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113584/Population_30Sep2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113584/Population_30Sep2022.ods</a>.</p><p>The table provides information in relation to all prisoners in England and Wales, and to foreign nationals held in prison in England and Wales, as of 30 September 2022, the latest publication of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2023 14:32:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1564364

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Duncan Lewis Solicitors: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much public funds in the form legal aid were paid to Duncan Lewis Solicitors for immigration cases in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Costs, £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>9,224,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>9,150,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>8,091,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>7,737,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>8,055,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Duncan Lewis is the largest Legal Aid provider in the UK currently operating across 23 offices.</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency publishes data regarding civil legal aid expenditure broken down by category of law and legal aid provider as part of its <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086940/legal-aid-statistics-civil-completions-provider-area-data-to-mar-2022.zip" target="_blank">official statistics</a>.</p><p>Legal aid is only available in respect of immigration cases which are within the scope of legal aid as set out under Schedule 1, Part 1 of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/10/contents/enacted" target="_blank">Legal Aid and Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012</a> and subject to the application of a strict financial eligibility and merits test.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/01/2023 18:12:22 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1564365

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Wines: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow English Sparkling Wine to be sold in pint and half litre bottles.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The quantities in which pre-packed alcohol, including English sparkling wine, can be sold will be considered as part of the Government’s review of EU-derived law. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/01/2023 17:49:20 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1564366

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Transcaucasus: Roads
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 has had recent discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the blocking of the Lachin corridor between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences. I [Minister Docherty] issued a statement highlighting the importance of re-opening the Lachin corridor on 13 December. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan continue to urge the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to abide by all commitments in relation to the Lachin corridor in good faith and to settle the remaining conflict issues as soon as possible. The UK has spoken at the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe and at the United Nations Security Council, as well as in Baku, to urge the immediate reopening of the corridor given the risk of severe humanitarian consequences.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 11/01/2023 11:12:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1564367

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Transcaucasus: Roads
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 has taken recent steps to join initiatives of other Western countries relating to the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences. I [Minister Docherty] issued a statement highlighting the importance of re-opening the Lachin corridor on 13 December. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan continue to urge the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to abide by all commitments in relation to the Lachin corridor in good faith and to settle the remaining conflict issues as soon as possible. The UK has spoken at the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe and at the United Nations Security Council, as well as in Baku, to urge the immediate reopening of the corridor given the risk of severe humanitarian consequences.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 11/01/2023 11:11:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton