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1180800

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the additional 20,000 Police Officers will be allocated to (a) Hertfordshire Police and (b) British Transport Police.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	21251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Hertfordshire Police has been allocated 91 officers in year one of the uplift. These officers are to be recruited by the end of March 2021. This is supported by an increase of £15.9m in 2020/21. Decisions on the allocation of officers for years two and three are yet to be taken.</p><p>The British Transport Police are not included within the allocation of officers for the 20,000 uplift. They are funded directly by train operators and are a separate entity from the 43 territorial forces.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/07/2020 16:24:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1179094

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require surplus off-street parking revenue to be used in the same way as surplus on-street parking revenue.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	18674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities currently have strict controls over what they may spend any additional parking income on. Parking should be self-funding but local authorities must ensure that any surplus income from penalty charges (whether issued for on-street or off-street contraventions) plus any revenue from on-street parking fees and charges is used for legitimate purposes as prescribed in Section 55 (as amended) of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 02/03/2020 16:25:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1179387

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
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 potential effect of a short term reduction in VAT on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	18779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>VAT is an important source of revenue for the Exchequer, raising approximately £132 billion in 2018/2019. This plays an important part in funding the Government's spending priorities including hospitals, schools, and defence.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing the standard rate would come at a considerable cost to the Exchequer, and that cost would have to be balanced by increased taxes elsewhere, or reductions in government spending. Therefore, while all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to reduce the standard rate of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2020 11:02:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1179410

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the usable reserves held by each local authority in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	18788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are free to determine the level of reserves they hold on an annual basis and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make.</p><p>The financial framework is designed to ensure that adequate reserve levels are held by local authorities. This is done through legislation which requires local authorities to make an assessment annually on the adequacy of the financial reserves which are held. This aspect of the framework is crucial in ensuring that all local authorities hold sufficient unallocated reserves to meet unforeseeable financial risks</p><p>Local authorities report their usable reserves balances in a section of an annual Government return called 'Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing Final Outturn'. These returns are published annually on the GOV.UK website. Categories are broken down into unallocated amounts (as referred to above) and earmarked balances which will usually be set aside for specific purposes. The data collection also includes ring-fenced reserves. <br> <br>Attached is a link to that data source which contains links to each financial year's data on reserves including 2010/11. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 26/02/2020 16:12:48 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1178473

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to allow fully electric bikes to be registered as a category with the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	2003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>A power-assisted bicycle, which is propelled solely by electricity and intended for use on public roads, must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. However, there is an exemption from registration and licensing in Great Britain for low powered bicycles, which cannot exceed 15 mph and have a battery of 250 watts or lower.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is reviewing the regulations that apply to small, electric vehicles known as micromobility vehicles as part of its review into regulation of innovative transport technologies and business models. A call for evidence is due to be published in the next few weeks. This will include questions about how small, electric vehicles such as fully electric cycles should be regulated in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/02/2020 16:58:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1171901

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless people in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) Stevenage constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Homelessness is a devolved matter in the UK and statistics are produced by each UK country separately. MHCLG therefore holds data for England only. The Government Statistical Service Harmonisation Team have developed an interactive tool providing guidance on comparing statistics across UK countries and shows how each country’s statistics are collected. The tool is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgss.civilservice.gov.uk%2Ftools%2FGSS-Homelessness-Interactive-Tool%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCatherine.Barham%40communities.gov.uk%7Cae68fe2e335d46ab014608d79f16ba1a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152792261318600&amp;sdata=%2B0SCHUMJ89tDW4qV0gjztfbRODwbut7s9J8sXKriKJ4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/tools/GSS-Homelessness-Interactive-Tool/</a></p><p>Following the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, homeless households are owed a 56 day relief duty before a main duty decision is made. In England between April to June 2019, 32,220 households who presented themselves to their local authority were initially assessed as homeless and therefore owed a relief duty. During the same period, 8,360 households in England were assessed as owed a main homelessness duty. In Hertfordshire, 536 households were owed a relief duty and 223 were owed a main homelessness duty in April to June 2019. In Stevenage, 72 households were owed a relief duty and 13 were owed a main homelessness duty.</p><p>In December 2019 we announced the allocation of £263 million in funding for 2020/21 to local authorities designed to support them to deliver services to tackle homelessness. The purpose of this funding is to give local authorities more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures and supporting those who are at risk of homelessness, including providing them with temporary accommodation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of households owed relief duties and main duties, April to June 2019 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Relief duties owed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main duty acceptances</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>32,220</p></td><td><p>8,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stevenage</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Homelessness statistics (HCLIC), MHCLG</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 23/01/2020 16:58:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1171931

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of schools that closed for polling the 2019 general election in (a) Hertfordshire, (b) Stevenage, (c) England and (d) throughout the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information centrally on the number of primary schools that are used as polling stations. It is the responsibility of the relevant Returning Officer to choose venues for polling stations.</p><p>For the 2019 General Election, the Government offered to reimburse the additional cost of using alternative venues where schools or other community spaces ordinarily used as polling places were already booked for other planned events on the day of the poll in order to avoid disrupting activities in the run up to the festive season. The Minister for the Cabinet Office provided such reassurance in the following letter to Returning Officers:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-returning-officers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-returning-officers</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/01/2020 15:47:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1172114

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Homelessness: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless deaths in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) Stevenage in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/02/2020 16:03:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name 2020.02.03 - PQ 5585 - UKSA letter.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1169076

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
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 she will make it her policy to abolish LEPs.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) continue to play an important role in providing a business voice to inform investment decisions and drive economic growth. Government continues to support LEPs in fully implementing the recommendations in the ‘Strengthening LEPs’ report, published in July 2018, in order to maximise this role.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/01/2020 16:34:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1166959

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Radiotherapy: Stevenage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to increase access to radiotherapy in Hertfordshire by introducing a satellite radiotherapy service in Stevenage.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	900211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>A review conducted by NHS England and published in July 2019, concluded that expanded access to radiotherapy services for patients in the Hertfordshire area was desirable through the provision of a satellite service in the north part of the Mount Vernon catchment area, but recommended that the core service issues should be addressed prior to this. The review of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is ongoing to ensure the service is able to respond to the significant advances in cancer treatment over recent decades which includes identifying a specialist cancer provider to run the centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2019 17:48:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland