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1109710

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date	04/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is available from (a) the police and (b) other organisations to victims of grooming and sexual exploitation following (i) Operation Optic in Newcastle and (ii) other examples of failed prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	241032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Following Operation Optic agencies including Northumbria Police committed to a multi-agency action plan to ensure safeguarding and ongoing support to victims, including the provision of dedicated support officers and the offer of bespoke counselling.</p><p><br>The Government wants to ensure that all victims of sexual abuse and exploitation get the support they need, whether they are a child or an adult. We provide funding for victim support services across the country, which victims can access throughout their lifetime, whether they are involved in a criminal justice process or not.</p><p><br>In 2018/19, the Ministry of Justice allocated almost £1.7m to Northumbria PCC to provide support to victims in the area, including £116K specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice directly allocated around £272,600 to four services in Northumbria providing specialist support to victims of sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/04/2019 09:10:27 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1109715

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Legislative Consent Motions: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish the titles of the legislative consent motions that have been sent to Departments in Northern Ireland for consent since December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	241029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>At present, without a Northern Ireland Executive in place, there is no way to seek legislative consent.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/04/2019 09:50:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1109716

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish the titles of the statutory instruments that have effect in Northern Ireland which have been debated in the House; and to which Northern Ireland Government Office each such Statutory Instrument was referred since December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	241030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Details of statutory instruments debated in the House and the territorial extent are published on the UK Parliament website - <a href="https://beta.parliament.uk/work-packages" target="_blank">https://beta.parliament.uk/work-packages</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/04/2019 09:51:45 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1109722

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Signals: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of all signalling renewal and maintenance contract awards made by Network Rail during Control Period 5‎ by (a) Network Rail area, (b) contract value, and (c) supplier.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	241096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail spend on signalling renewals is broken down by contractor for each year of CP5 in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 10:41:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones attachment 1 file name 231096 - Pollard table.docx title NR Table
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1109732

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Housing: Construction
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 guidance his Department has issued to local planning authorities on the proximity of residential dwellings to areas zoned for industrial use.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the high-level issues that local planning authorities should consider when preparing plans and making decisions on planning applications. This includes development being appropriate for its location, taking into account matters such as pollution and the scope to mitigate such effects.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/04/2019 13:01:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109733

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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: Land
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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on delegated authority levels for land acquisitions and disposals in relation to the granting of leases between local authorities and third parties.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The delegation of authority between elected members and officers is a matter for local authorities in exercising their functions. The Government has not issued any guidance on this matter in relation to land acquisitions and disposals.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/04/2019 13:00:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109734

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he intends to take to reduce pollution levels on the M6 between junction 7, Great Barr and junction 9, Wednesbury; what assessment he has made of the pollution levels on that carriageway in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Highways England undertook air quality monitoring of that section of the M6 in 2016. All pollution levels close to the motorway were below the legal thresholds. Highways England are therefore not proposing any specific measures there, but are implementing wider measures designed to improve air quality.</p><p>More generally, Highways England have been undertaking extensive research into potential air quality solutions for the Strategic Road Network (SRN), and published their air quality strategy in 2017. They have explored a wide range of ideas including different traffic management options and different types of barrier design, and sought to understand the impediments to greater use of electric vans on the network. They are also delivering the commitment in the Road Investment Strategy to ensure that 95% of SRN will have access to a rapid electric charging point every 20 miles by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 08:31:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109735

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the decision to close Network Rail's sleeper factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham; for what reason the proposed new HS2 hub on that site cannot be accommodated elsewhere; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>There is a Cemex sleeper production facility currently located at Washwood Heath. This site was identified as the preferred location for the Phase One Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot in 2009 and 2012/2013 following assessments of potential sites against the depot’s functional requirements and technical and environmental criteria. The site location was approved by Parliament through The Phase One Hybrid Bill.</p><p> </p><p>There is a proposal for a new facility in Bescot which is being developed by Network Rail to produce railway sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network in addition to the other Network Rail sleeper facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 12:43:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109745

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of further education provision in Leigh constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	241095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The quality of further education (FE) provision is assessed by Ofsted under their published inspection framework. Currently the 3 major FE colleges in Wigan local authority area, including Leigh, are rated by Ofsted as Outstanding or Good for Overall Effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2015, the government announced a rolling programme of around 40 local area reviews, to be completed by March 2017, covering all FE colleges in England. The reviews were designed to ensure that colleges are financially stable into the long term, that they are run efficiently, and are well-positioned to meet the present and future needs of individual students and the demands of employers. In November 2016, the Greater Manchester Area Review report was published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-further-education-area-review-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-further-education-area-review-report</a>. This review did not recommend the need for any significant structural changes for further education provision in the Wigan area.</p><p> </p><p>The new ‘College Oversight: Support and Intervention’ document<em>, </em>which was published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-oversight-support-and-intervention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-oversight-support-and-intervention</a> on 1 April 2019, sets out how we will work with FE colleges to identify financial and quality issues early. It sets out the support and advice available to colleges when they need it from the FE Commissioner and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), who assess financial and quality issues on an ongoing basis. This support includes the potential for FE Commissioner-led local provision reviews, the need for which may arise from a number of challenges that affect a college and/or further education provision in a local area, such as:</p><ul><li>Weakness or failure of existing providers (including risk of insolvency)</li><li>Increased competition</li><li>Declining learner recruitment</li><li>Inadequate quality</li><li>Significant financial challenges</li><li>Changes in local demographics and/or local skills needs</li></ul><p> </p><p>The ESFA works with local authorities where there are concerns about gaps in suitable and accessible local FE provision for young people. Local authorities have broad duties to encourage, enable and assist young people to participate in education or training, including to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people in their area who are over compulsory school age but under 19 or aged 19 to 25 and for whom an Education, Health and Care plan is maintained, as set out at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-of-young-people-education-employment-and-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-of-young-people-education-employment-and-training</a>. A concern has not been formally raised to ESFA by Wigan local authority in respect of adequacy of further education provision in Leigh.</p><p> </p><p>From August 2019, responsibility for the funding and adequacy of adult FE provision for residents in Wigan (including Leigh) will pass to Greater Manchester Combined Authority under devolution arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/04/2019 09:58:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt