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1582650

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Economic Crime: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	903445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) continue to play a significant role in bringing fraudsters to justice. In 2021/2022, the CPS prosecuted 7,200 defendants, where Fraud and Forgery was the principal offence and the conviction rate was 84.1%.</p><p>In 2022-23 the SFO have successfully prosecuted three fraud cases resulting in four criminals being sentenced to a total of 48 years in prison; and also secured the largest ever corporate confiscation order in the UK against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd, at £93m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/02/2023 14:37:03 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1582651

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Police: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she has taken to reduce administrative requirements on the police for the submission of documents to the Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Rob Butler
uin	903446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>I am working closely with colleagues across Government to identify and if possible to reduce the administrative burden on the Police and CPS. Of course, there is an important balance to strike in protecting sensitive personal information, whilst not over-burdening police officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/02/2023 14:33:53 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler

1582652

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Economic Crime: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	903447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) continue to play a significant role in bringing fraudsters to justice. In 2021/2022, the CPS prosecuted 7,200 defendants, where Fraud and Forgery was the principal offence and the conviction rate was 84.1%.</p><p>In 2022-23 the SFO have successfully prosecuted three fraud cases resulting in four criminals being sentenced to a total of 48 years in prison; and also secured the largest ever corporate confiscation order in the UK against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd, at £93m.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/02/2023 14:37:40 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1581831

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Health and Safety Executive: Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive are responsible for offshore windfarm operations in international waters.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	135417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Health and safety standards for workers employed on offshore windfarms on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) are regulated in Great Britain by the Health and Safety Executive.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Energy Act 2004 vests rights to The Crown Estate and the Crown Estate Scotland to license the generation of renewable energy on the UKCS within the Renewable Energy Zone out to 200 nautical miles.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Health and safety standards for workers employed on offshore windfarms on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) are regulated in Great Britain by the Health and Safety Executive.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Energy Act 2004 vests rights to The Crown Estate to license the generation of renewable energy on the UKCS within the Renewable Energy Zone out to 200 nautical miles. In Scotland, Crown Estate Scotland is the body which leases seabed, whilst Marine Scotland oversees licensing.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/02/2023 16:34:18 question first ministerially corrected 22/02/2023 13:03:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 52146 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1581841

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Ukrainian refugees resident in England to vote in local elections.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	135283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Neither the Speaker's Committee nor the Electoral Commission has made an assessment of the matters raised. Changes to the franchise are for Parliament to consider, and not for the Electoral Commission.</p><p>Where Parliament decides to make changes to the franchise, the Commission will work with government and the electoral community to ensure they are implemented effectively.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 01/02/2023 09:23:52 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581950

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Midwives: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) full-time and (b) full-time equivalent midwives were employed by the NHS in Stockport constituency in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2020 and (d) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	135459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on National Health Service staff by constituency. Data on staff working across hospital and community health services is collected and reported based on the hospital trust that employs staff. Therefore, data is presented for the relevant local hospital trust.</p><p>The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) midwives working at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The Department does not hold information on the number of these staff who were employed on full time contracts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Stockport NHS Foundation Trust</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of FTE Midwives</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Data for 2023 is not yet available and so the most recently published data has been provided instead.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/02/2023 11:57:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1581467

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of low-income households to get new Cost of Living Payments from Spring 2023, published on 3 January 2023, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of the (a) Energy Price Guarantee and (b) Energy Bill Support Scheme on the estimated average incomes on a real-terms basis of (i) households in receipt of means-tested benefits, (ii) people with disabilities and (iii) pensioners between financial years (A) 2022-23 and (B) 2023-24; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	133959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The analysis requested is not readily available and to produce it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living this winter and is taking action to help. The Government's Energy Price Guarantee will save a typical British household around £900 this winter, based on what energy prices would have been under the current price cap - reducing bills by roughly a third. This is in addition to the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme, paid over six months starting in October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/02/2023 16:05:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1581468

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) legislation and (b) regulatory guidance on the forcible installation of prepayment meters by energy suppliers; and whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle the forcible installation of prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	133943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Prepayment meters (PPMs) allow customers to pay for energy on a pay-as-you-go basis and serve an important function by helping the avoidance of debt and court action.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has stringent rules on the force-fitting of PPMs and has recently published a letter where it outlines steps it will be taking on tackling inappropriate supplier PPM practises including making sure suppliers are complying with those rules, which can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fletter-jonathan-brearley-secretary-state-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-tackling-inappropriate-energy-supplier-prepayment-meter-practices&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cf58398fa7e924383426108db0395870c%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638107712962750167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IPNcyCTlVww21gg3iSAj%2B1Kbcgq%2BrGSywDYblNiuv9I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/letter-jonathan-brearley-secretary-state-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-tackling-inappropriate-energy-supplier-prepayment-meter-practices</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has also asked energy suppliers to commit voluntarily to stop this practice.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/02/2023 08:31:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1581469

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Venezuela: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of a Bill proposed in the Venezuelan parliament to regulate the financing of non-governmental organisations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	133944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK firmly supports the right of civil society to operate freely in all countries, including Venezuela. Recent years have seen a worrying deterioration of the human rights situation in Venezuela, where the Maduro regime has used force against peaceful protesters; stifled media freedom; carried out arbitrary detentions and harassed journalists and human rights defenders. We have on frequent occasions made clear our concern for the Venezuelan people and that we consider the regime in large part responsible for the economic and humanitarian crises afflicting the country.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/02/2023 17:25:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1581484

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis are in receipt of (a) income-related Employment and Support Allowance and (b) new-style contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	133935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>In May 2022, there were around 21,800 people on ESA whose main condition was multiple sclerosis. Of these, around 4,000 were in receipt of Income-Related ESA and around 12,000 were in receipt of Contributory (New-Style) ESA, with a further 4,300 in receipt of both Income-Related and Contributory ESA. There were also around 1,500 who were only receiving National Insurance Credits.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/02/2023 15:20:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms