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1694074

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date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with an offence relating to domestic violence were released under the home detention curfew in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	17372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Home detention curfew (HDC) is a robust scheme which has been in operation since 1999. Offenders currently serving a sentence for a domestic abuse linked offence are extremely unlikely to be released on HDC. This government has taken steps to ensure that offenders serving sentences for offences linked to domestic abuse – including non-fatal strangulation and stalking – are presumed unsuitable for HDC, due to the seriousness of these offences and the government’s firm stance on them. This means they will only be considered for release under the scheme where there are highly specific and exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders who are eligible and suitable for HDC are subject to a robust risk assessment to manage them safely in the community. This will include checks with partners from other agencies, such as the police, to ensure that the offender being released does not put anyone in the community at risk while on HDC. An offender who is a perpetrator of domestic abuse will not be released on HDC to an address where they pose a threat, or released on HDC at all if the risk is unmanageable.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not collated in a central manner and therefore could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. However, specific offence codes for domestic violence related cases – such as controlling or coercive behaviour – can be identified on an individual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2024 17:36:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1694075

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Crossings: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools were served by crossing guards in (a) 2018 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	17373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the provision of school crossing patrols as they are best placed to assess the needs of the local community. The Department for Transport does not collect statistics on school crossing patrols.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:35:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1694088

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making defibrillator sales VAT exempt.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	17310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government maintains VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of AEDs, including VAT relief on purchases made by local authorities and those made through voluntary contributions, where the AED is donated to eligible charities or the NHS. Otherwise, they attract the standard rate of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently inviting community organisations to bid for funding as part of a £1 million grant scheme that expands public access to AEDs, particularly in public places where they are most needed. In addition, last year the Government committed to supplying state-funded schools in England with defibrillators to make sure there is a device in every school, with deliveries completed in June 2023. This means that every state-funded school in England, over 21,500 schools, now has access to an AED.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/03/2024 16:48:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1694089

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	17311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease is a priority for the Government. We want people to have the best chance of survival from cardiac arrest, and rapid intervention is central to improving outcomes. Therefore, the Government wants to increase the number of publicly accessible automated external defibrillators (AEDs).</p><p>This is why the Government has announced The Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund, with a £1 million investment that will increase the number of AEDs within England. We want to ensure AEDs are located where they are needed most. Applications that are submitted for funding are assessed to ensure that each AED is installed in areas where there is a clear need for the device, such as high footfall areas or rural locations with extended ambulance response times. Priority will also be given to applications that are considered a cardiac health hotspot, with high levels of deprivation and low numbers of AEDs within the local area.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/03/2024 10:21:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1694090

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the preparedness of (a) self-employed people and (b) landlords with an income over £50,000 to begin using Making Tax Digital for income tax self-assessment from April 2026.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC published research in 2022 indicating that two thirds of those with income above £10,000 felt capable of changing to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for ITSA). Those with income over £50,000 are already more likely to be using digital tools than smaller businesses; many will already be using MTD for VAT. <br> <br>HMRC has an established programme of social research, focused on understanding the characteristics and support needs of its customers. This will inform an ongoing communications campaign, raising awareness of MTD for ITSA and supporting HMRC’s customers to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/03/2024 16:39:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1694091

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was for the Ministry of Justice Language Service Contract in (a) 2018 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The total cost to the public purse for the Ministry of Justice Language Service Contract was £26,774,286.01 in 2018, and £24,992,225.55 in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/03/2024 17:09:10 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1694113

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 14701 on Broadband: Social Tariffs, whether the data on the number of households that were taking up a social tariff from Ofcom's December 2023 Pricing Trends report is available by (a) nation and (b) region.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	17385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom has a legal duty to monitor the affordability of telecommunications services and regularly publishes data on awareness and take-up of social tariffs on a UK-wide basis.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s December 2023 Pricing Trends report does not break down data on the number of households that take up a broadband or mobile social tariff by nation or region.</p><p> </p><p>As social tariffs are commercial products, detailed information on the regional or geographical take-up could be commercially and market sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/03/2024 10:49:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1694118

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on access to pensions held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong for people with British National (Overseas) status.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British Nationals (Overseas) Visa (BN(O)) route are having difficulties in accessing their pensions held in the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Funds (MPF).</p><p>We continue to urge the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently. The Minister for Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, raised this issue with the Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on 18 April 2023 and pressed for a pragmatic solution. The Investment Minister, Lord Johnson, raised the matter with Hong Kong's Commercial Secretary, during his visit to Hong Kong in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 11/03/2024 15:04:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1694120

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Diplomatic Immunity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department granted a Special Mission Immunity certificate to a (a) visitor and (b) prospective visitor since 1 January 2024; and what the nationality was of each person.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	17391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO has granted one Special Mission Status certificate since 1 January 2024. This certificate was for the visit of Israeli Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday 6 March.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/03/2024 17:09:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1694121

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Diplomatic Immunity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department granted a Special Mission Immunity certificate to a (a) visitor and (b) prospective visitor in 2023; and what the nationality was of each person.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	17392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO did not issue any Special Mission Certificates in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/03/2024 17:10:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald