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1054747

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Immigration Enforcement Directorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint operations between the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Immigration Enforcement there were in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) does not collect information in the form requested as the majority of GLAA’s and, before that, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), joint operations are in partnership with multiple agencies, including Immigration Enforcement. The table below sets out the number of joint operations between the GLAA, formerly the GLA, and partner enforcement organisations from 2014/15 to 2017/18. GLAA partner enforcement organisations have included HM Revenue and Customs, UK Visas and Immigration Enforcement, National Crime Agency, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, UK Police Forces, Local Authorities and the Health and Safety Executive.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Joint Operations</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>65</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:21:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054748

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested on immigration offences and later reclassified as potential victims of modern slavery in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Statistics available on the National Crime Agency website provides break-downs for the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) by referral agency. Volumes for referrals for Immigration Enforcement (IE) and UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI) by year to the NRM are as follows: 2014 - 937 (IE/UKVI combined), 2015 - 1518 (IE/UKVI combined), 2016 374, 2017 – 124, and 2018 – 338</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2019 13:32:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054749

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget has been for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority for each of the last three years; and how many staff that Authority has employed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The budget and staffing for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), formerly the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), in each of the last three years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Resource (£000)</td><td>Capital (£000)</td><td>Average Staffing Equivalent</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>3856</td><td>-</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>4500</td><td>-</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>6090</td><td>68</td><td>101</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:27:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054751

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget has been for the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last three years; and how many staff that body has employed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports the following figures:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff Employed</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td><td><p>2,748</p></td><td><p>2,686</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Government funding is the Net Operating Cost from HSE's Annual Report and Accounts (ARA)</p><p>2. Income includes cost recovery and commercial activies</p><p>3. Annual Spending is the Total Operating Cost from HSE's ARA</p><p>4. Staff employed is the average headcount figure</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 16:08:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054752

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the annual budget has been for the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in each of the last three years; and how many staff that Inspectorate has employed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p><strong>Draft Answer</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employment Agency Standard Inspectorate Budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Full Time Equivalent Staff </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£725,000</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£725,000</p></td><td><p>13*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Recruitment for additional EAS Inspectors is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19, BEIS is funding over £27million of labour market enforcement. In addition to the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, BEIS have increased resources to HMRC to enforce the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Funding rose to £25.3 million in 2017/18 (from £20 million in 2016/17), where HMRC identified a record £15.6 million in minimum wage arrears for over 200,000 workers. HMRC’s enforcement budget for 2018/19 now stands at £26.3 million”</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Good Work Plan, the Government has committed to extend state enforcement for vulnerable workers to cover holiday pay and will bring forward proposals for a single labour market enforcement body.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:19:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 100516 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1050320

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	908886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit replaces an outdated system of six different benefits, ensuring it always pays to work. We’ve scrapped the seven waiting days for Universal Credit so that people get their payments faster, and we’ve increased advances so everyone who needs it can get their first month’s pay within five days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1047055

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to respond to the independent report on Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing: recommendations for a safer and more robust system, published on 24 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	211714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 14 January 2019, to Question UIN 206796 which is available at: [MS1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-09/206796/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-09/206796/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/01/2019 16:37:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1038456

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to respond to the report, Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing: recommendations for a safer and more robust system, published on 24 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	206796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/01/2019 11:19:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1037817

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Restraint Techniques: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2018 to Question 195551 on Restraint Techniques: Children and Young People, if he will provide an update on when his Department plans to publish its response to its consultation on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	206310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Department of Health and Social Care officials have been working with Department for Education officials to refine the draft guidance following the public consultation. This has included further engagement with key stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to publish the guidance in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/01/2019 11:52:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1037916

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Protective Clothing: Malaysia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2018 to Question HL12128 on Medical Equipment: Malaysia, what steps are being taken to investigate the allegations of exploitative employment practices by Malaysian manufacturers of medical gloves for use by the NHS; when that investigation will be concluded; and when the findings of that investigation will be made publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	206311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain are engaged with the relevant glove suppliers to investigate the allegations of exploitative employment practices. The findings of these investigations will be publicly available once concluded, with due regard to applicable legal requirements and the rights of affected parties.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 11/01/2019 12:17:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield