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1698715

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
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 tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	902220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>This Government has introduced a comprehensive legislative framework to prevent violence against women, including our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>We have pioneered the creation of new offences including coercive control, non-fatal strangulation and intimate image abuse; more than doubled the number of adult rape cases reaching court compared to when we commissioned our End-to-End Rape Review; and made sure that sentences for adult rape are almost 40% longer than they were in 2010.</p><p>And through our Sentencing Bill, we will ensure that rapists and serious sexual offenders spend the entirety of their custodial sentence behind bars, without possibility of parole.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 902214 902215 question first answered 26/03/2024 18:26:02 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1693689

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	General Practitioners: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress she has made on increasing levels of GP recruitment and retention.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	901819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude for the fantastic work of general practice. We are committed to increasing the number of doctors in general practice and I can tell my honourable friend that there were nearly 2,800 more full-time equivalent doctors in general practice in December 2023 compared to December 2019, and that in 2022 we saw a record 4,032 trainees accept a place on GP training, up from 2,671 in 2014. Finally, training places will rise to 6,000 by 2031/32, with the first 500 new places available from September 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/03/2024 17:15:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1686559

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase tree planting.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	901284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The England Trees Action Plan, funded by over £675 million of the Nature for Climate Fund, is transforming England’s tree planting and woodland management. We have set a statutory target to increase tree canopy and woodland cover of England to 16.5% by 2050. Last year, over 3,600 hectares of trees were planted (4.7 million trees) - the highest planting rate for nearly a decade – a massive boost to a sector that employs over 33,000 people across the UK. The framework is now in place with the plan to further increase tree planting and treble planting rates in England by the end of this parliament. We’re also securing and growing nursery capacity to boost the supply of healthy seeds and trees.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/02/2024 13:54:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1658025

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on reducing the level of national debt.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	906216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>Reducing the national debt is one the Prime Minister’s five priorities and will provide the foundations for sustainable growth. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility confirmed in March that the government is on track to deliver this, meeting our fiscal rules with underlying debt falling as a percentage of GDP in 2027-28. We have shown we will take the difficult but necessary decisions to ensure that debt is falling.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2023 14:14:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1605967

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing processing times for access to work applications made by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	170576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work have recruited more people and redeployed existing colleagues to support the processing of applications. We have also reviewed our processes and looked to streamline, where we can, to speed up decision making. Alongside that, we are continuing to transform the service through digitalisation and aim to introduce an online claims portal and an improved application process in the Spring. Whilst we still have a number of newer colleagues in training, these activities are showing positive results with an improvement in processing times and increases in clearances.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/03/2023 11:36:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1601252

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help disabled people find employment.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	903886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>There are a range of Government initiatives supporting disabled people, and people with health conditions, to start, stay and succeed in work. These include:</p><ul><li>Increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;</li><li>Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;</li><li>The Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for participants;</li><li>Access to Work grants towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;</li><li>Disability Confident encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues employees face in the workplace;</li><li>The Information and Advice Service providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting and managing health and disability in the workplace; and</li><li>Support in partnership between DWP and the health system, including Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies services, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/03/2023 16:16:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1460263

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Afghanistan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help support women and girls in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	906625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Last month we co-hosted a donor conference with the UN, Qatar and Germany. This raised over $2.4 billion for the UN’s humanitarian appeal.</p><p>Ahead of the summit, the Foreign Secretary announced the UK’s pledge of £286 million for Afghanistan this financial year.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary has committed to prioritising funding for women and girls. In Afghanistan, we will ensure at least 50% of those we reach with our aid should be women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 906615 question first answered 26/04/2022 15:41:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1453891

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress her Department has made on tackling fraudulent online advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	906281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. Through the Bill, the largest social media companies will need to take robust action to tackle fraud, including fraudulent online advertisements. This will ensure that people using the largest platforms are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:37:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1401181

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Skilled Workers and Technology
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 invest in technology and skills relevant to the armed forces throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	904834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investing more than £6.6 billion in research and development over the next four years to ensure our Armed Forces have the technologies and skills they need to meet new and emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy includes commitments to work with industry to nurture and develop relevant skills in the sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 904839 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:48:09 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1282171

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on employment of the defence settlement.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	911619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence already supports over 390,000 jobs in the UK and in 2019, the UK won £11billion worth of export orders. The multi-year defence settlement will protect this important contribution and build on it by investing in cutting edge capabilities, research and development.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/02/2021 16:40:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones