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1658367

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date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister is responsible for the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens currently living in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	197961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197962 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658368

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timeline is for completing the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens who are currently housed in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Programme scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	197962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197961 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1657809

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of school children that have a parent in prison.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	197596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive estimate suggests over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. This estimate is based on 2009 survey data.</p><p> </p><p>The Prisons Strategy White Paper includes a commitment to improve the quality of the data collected on children impacted by parental imprisonment. We will deliver this commitment through our Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a cross government project which will link data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services.</p><p> </p><p>Through BOLD, we will explore data sharing to improve our understanding of the number of children with parents in prison. Changes have also been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool to enable us to collect data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody and how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment. The learning from the data collected will be incorporated into findings from the BOLD programme, which will be delivered by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/09/2023 16:40:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1656508

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 data her Department holds on the number of dog-on-dog attacks in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	196338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Any information on the number of dog-on-dog attacks will be held by individual local authorities and police forces.  We are currently working in partnership with the police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations to ensure that the full range of existing dog control powers are effectively applied to encourage responsible dog ownership and reduce the risk of dog attacks. As part of this, we are considering ways in which the collection and reporting of data relating to dog control incidents could be improved to inform prevention strategies. Conclusions from this work are expected later this year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:26:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1656693

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Medical Records: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of NHS Trusts in Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall and Torbay choosing different electronic patient record IT systems on the transfer of patient records between those systems.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	196445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Trusts choose electronic patient records systems based on an evaluation of the system that best meets their local needs through a competitive evaluation process, in line with public procurement regulations. The evaluation considers wider contextual factors such as the systems in place elsewhere in the integrated care board or nearby geography. The recently concluded procurement in Cornwall included an evaluation of the impact on near neighbours, including Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay, as one factors among many involved in determining the best fit for circumstances locally. Plymouth and Torbay are about to procure a system and like Cornwall, will follow a regulations compliant procurement taking account of systems nearby in arriving at their choice.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 14:19:24 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1656694

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Primary Health Care: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Deep End GP groupings; and how much from the public purse NHS England has spent on Deep End GP groupings in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	196446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to make such an assessment. Practices can choose to organise themselves in different ways to deliver primary care medical services, and commissioners can choose to commission these providers in different ways to meet the specific needs of their populations and address health inequalities. The information on NHS England expenditure on Deep End GP groupings is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/09/2023 11:03:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1654029

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to publish a formal response to the independent review entitled Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	194927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has already provided an initial response to the Haythornthwaite Review through the Defence Command Paper Refresh, published on 18 July 2023, where we articulated our intent to focus immediately on taking forward its recommendations: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-command-paper-2023-defences-response-to-a-more-contested-and-volatile-world" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-command-paper-2023-defences-response-to-a-more-contested-and-volatile-world</a> <br> <br> We intend to provide a more detailed formal response, later in the year, once the Department has had the opportunity to assess the impact of the recommendations and make its own recommendations around the prioritisation and sequencing of implementation activity.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/07/2023 12:34:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1652855

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs of 22 June 2023, Official Report, column 929, what the goals of the care leavers strategy are; when he plans to publish the strategy; what engagement he has had with stakeholders; and whether the strategy is distinct from the Government's response to the consultation on Children’s Social Care National Framework announced by the Department for Education on 2 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	193998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>I am proud to be taking on the role of Cross-Government Care Leaver Lead, championing the interests of care leavers across Government, as I have, and continue to do, for veterans across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I shall be working closely with my hon. Friend, the member for East Surrey, to secure improved care leaver outcomes, achieving the missions set out in the Stable Homes, Built on Love implementation strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I will have more to say in due course about our work to improve outcomes for this vulnerable cohort of young people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 21/07/2023 13:13:00 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1652856

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers sit on the cross-government ministerial board for care leavers; how many times the board has met in the last 12 months; and if she will publish the board's minutes for the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	193999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Care Leavers Inter-Ministerial Board is co-chaired by the Secretary of State for Education, and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Ministers that sit on the Board include:</p><ul><li>Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing</li><li>Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (and Cross-Government lead for Care Leavers)</li><li>Chief Secretary to the Treasury</li><li>Minister of State for Justice</li><li>Minister for Safeguarding</li><li>Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression</li><li>Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business</li><li>Minister for Primary Care and Public Health</li><li>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society</li><li>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport</li><li>Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability</li><li>Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families</li></ul><p>The Ministerial Board has met twice in the last year. Minutes of meetings are not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 20/07/2023 11:39:40 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1645049

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of universities deducting wages of staff that engage in industrial action on levels of participation in industrial action in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	189869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The full impact of the marking and assessment boycotts will not be known until the end of June 2023, which is after the exam boards are due to have convened. This is because some institutions will not know until then whether their staff are participating in the boycotts.</p><p>The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has surveyed its members to gain an estimate of the impact of the marking boycott. 58% of its members responded, to outline that:</p><ul><li>Half of the institutions who responded were confident that less than 5% of academic staff would partake in the marking boycott. 22% reported that between 5% and 10% of academics were likely to be taking part.</li><li>38% of institutions who responded were unsure of the level of impact.</li><li>Half of the institutions who responded expected that less than 10% of students would be impacted.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Universities are taking a variety of measures to mitigate the impact of the marking boycott and minimise the disruption, including by reallocating marking to other staff members and hiring external markers. The specific mitigating actions will be different for every institution, as each institution will be impacted in different ways.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 23/06/2023 10:21:47 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard