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1177769

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the rate of diversity in relation to special constables.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>Police forces that reflect the communities they serve are crucial to tackling crime in a modern diverse society. The police have worked hard to improve equality and diversity in policing and the workforce is more representative than ever before.</p><p>The Special Constabulary are currently the most ethnically diverse part of the police workforce. As of 31 March 2019, approximately 11 per cent of all special constables who have stated their ethnicity identified as black and minority ethnic background. This compared with 6.9 per cent of regular police officers who have stated their ethnicity in the same period. Females accounted for 29 per cent of all special constables, slightly lower than for full-time police officers where 30.4 per cent are female.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/02/2020 17:18:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1177771

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of online modules in the teaching of the Special Constabulary curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with National Policing leads to ensure consistency across forces in order to strengthen the national approach to special constables, including their development.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual police forces to ensure that special constables receive the training required to carry out the role and decisions on how to train Special constables are taken locally by the Chief Constable.</p><p>The College of Policing provides bespoke training programmes for special constables as well as national guidance on police standards, including training, which forces can access.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 584 585 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:22:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1177772

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of benefits and compensation for special constables.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>Special constables are not paid for their duties but receive out-of-pocket expenses and forces may work with local partners to provide discretionary benefits such as free local travel or council tax rebates.</p><p>Many special constables, like volunteers in other parts of society, are not motivated by financial reward.</p><p>It is important that we recognise the contribution of special constables and we continue to work with policing partners to ensure they feel valued and supported.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 583 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:20:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1177776

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of special constables being paid.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>Special constables are not paid for their duties but receive out-of-pocket expenses and forces may work with local partners to provide discretionary benefits such as free local travel or council tax rebates.</p><p>Many special constables, like volunteers in other parts of society, are not motivated by financial reward.</p><p>It is important that we recognise the contribution of special constables and we continue to work with policing partners to ensure they feel valued and supported.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 580 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:20:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1177777

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of using online education for training special constables.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with National Policing leads to ensure consistency across forces in order to strengthen the national approach to special constables, including their development.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual police forces to ensure that special constables receive the training required to carry out the role and decisions on how to train Special constables are taken locally by the Chief Constable.</p><p>The College of Policing provides bespoke training programmes for special constables as well as national guidance on police standards, including training, which forces can access.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 579 585 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:22:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1177779

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Constables: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving educational opportunities for special constables.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with National Policing leads to ensure consistency across forces in order to strengthen the national approach to special constables, including their development.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual police forces to ensure that special constables receive the training required to carry out the role and decisions on how to train Special constables are taken locally by the Chief Constable.</p><p>The College of Policing provides bespoke training programmes for special constables as well as national guidance on police standards, including training, which forces can access.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 579 584 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:22:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1173390

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Hospitals: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the development of the proposed new hospital in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	8240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In September 2019 the Government announced the Health Infrastructure Plan - a new, strategic approach to improving our hospitals and health infrastructure, and rolling programme of investment, to ensure that our health infrastructure is fit-for-purpose for decades to come.</p><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust’s major scheme is one of the six projects that will form the first £2.7 billion phase of the major hospital rebuilds. This money has been committed by the Government and gives the green light for a phased redevelopment of its estate.</p><p>The Trust are currently working with local clinical commissioning groups to finalise the Pre-Consultation Business Case, before progressing to consultation. After that, the Trust will work towards submission of the Outline Business Case, which will then go through a single Departmental/National Health Service process as part of the streamlined approvals that the Government is implementing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 8242 question first answered 04/02/2020 11:33:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1173446

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M11: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal accidents have occurred on the Junction 7a section of the M11 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	8241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of reported fatal road accidents between junctions 7 and 8 of the M11 from 2010 to 2018 can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Reported fatal road accidents between junctions 7 and 8 of the M11¹, 2010 - 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Fatal accidents</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1. Not including slip roads or roundabouts</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2020 15:37:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1173483

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Hospitals: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on plans for the development of a new hospital in Harlow; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	8242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In September 2019 the Government announced the Health Infrastructure Plan - a new, strategic approach to improving our hospitals and health infrastructure, and rolling programme of investment, to ensure that our health infrastructure is fit-for-purpose for decades to come.</p><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust’s major scheme is one of the six projects that will form the first £2.7 billion phase of the major hospital rebuilds. This money has been committed by the Government and gives the green light for a phased redevelopment of its estate.</p><p>The Trust are currently working with local clinical commissioning groups to finalise the Pre-Consultation Business Case, before progressing to consultation. After that, the Trust will work towards submission of the Outline Business Case, which will then go through a single Departmental/National Health Service process as part of the streamlined approvals that the Government is implementing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 8240 question first answered 04/02/2020 11:33:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1173515

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to attract further education college teachers in subject areas where there are skill deficits.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	8243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Since 2013-14, we have invested over £140 million in further education (FE) teachers and leaders, including for workforce development, through the independent Education and Training Foundation.</p><p>In the 2 years to March 2020, we will have invested up to £20 million to support providers as they prepare for the introduction of T levels. This investment includes £5 million for Taking Teaching Further, a national programme that tests how best to attract experienced industry professionals into teaching in FE and how best to support an ongoing exchange between FE and industry. The programme focusses on supporting priority sectors, including the technical routes that will be taught first.</p><p>As part of our £400 million 16-19 funding increase in the 2020-21 financial year, we are investing a further £20 million in FE workforce development to help boost teacher recruitment and retention, for which we will announce more details soon.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/02/2020 15:40:59 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon