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1490670

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the average annual costs to Government of (a) tax free childcare, (b) the universal 15 free hours entitlement, (c) the extended 30 hours entitlement, (d) the childcare support element of universal credit, (e) employer supported vouchers and (f) other expenditure on childcare.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	39980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>An estimated 1.3 million families are eligible for Tax Free Childcare (TFC). The TFC Official Statistics show that 384,000 families (30%) used TFC in March 2022. 512,000 families (39%) used TFC at some point in 2021-22. TFC spend for the financial year 2021-22 was £411.3 million.</p><p>In 2022-23, the Department for Education is planning to spend approximately £2.3 million for the universal entitlement for all three and four year olds, and approximately £900 million for the extended entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds (also known as 30 hours free childcare). The Department for Education is also planning to spend approximately £400 million for the 15 hours free early education entitlement for disadvantaged two year olds, approximately £52 million on supplementary funding for Maintained Nursery Schools, approximately £39 million for Early Years Pupil Premium, and approximately £18 million for the Disability Access Fund.</p><p>In January 2022, 92% of all three and four year olds were receiving some form of funded early education (1.2 million children in total), and 384,100 eligible three and four year olds were registered for a 30 hours place in January 2022.</p><p>In the latest month for which data is available (February 2022) 119,900 Universal Credit (UC) households were paid the UC childcare cost element. Overall, 13% of households on UC with all parents earning and children aged between 0 to 16 were paid the childcare element in February 2022. Spending on the Universal Credit childcare element is calculated as part of the total Universal Credit spend and separate figures are not available.</p><p>There were an estimated 470,000 recipients of all forms of Employer Supported childcare in 2021-22. There is no estimate of the eligible population. Spend on all forms of Employer Supported childcare is estimated to be £460 million in 2020-21 and forecast to be £340m in 2021-22. Employer Supported Childcare is closed to new entrants.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 39981 question first answered 25/07/2022 09:09:28 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490671

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the take-up, as a proportion of eligibility, of (a) tax-free childcare, (b) the universal entitlement to 15 hours of free childcare, (c) the extended entitlement to 30 hours of free childcare, (d) the childcare element of universal credit and (e) employer supported childcare vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	39981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>An estimated 1.3 million families are eligible for Tax Free Childcare (TFC). The TFC Official Statistics show that 384,000 families (30%) used TFC in March 2022. 512,000 families (39%) used TFC at some point in 2021-22. TFC spend for the financial year 2021-22 was £411.3 million.</p><p>In 2022-23, the Department for Education is planning to spend approximately £2.3 million for the universal entitlement for all three and four year olds, and approximately £900 million for the extended entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds (also known as 30 hours free childcare). The Department for Education is also planning to spend approximately £400 million for the 15 hours free early education entitlement for disadvantaged two year olds, approximately £52 million on supplementary funding for Maintained Nursery Schools, approximately £39 million for Early Years Pupil Premium, and approximately £18 million for the Disability Access Fund.</p><p>In January 2022, 92% of all three and four year olds were receiving some form of funded early education (1.2 million children in total), and 384,100 eligible three and four year olds were registered for a 30 hours place in January 2022.</p><p>In the latest month for which data is available (February 2022) 119,900 Universal Credit (UC) households were paid the UC childcare cost element. Overall, 13% of households on UC with all parents earning and children aged between 0 to 16 were paid the childcare element in February 2022. Spending on the Universal Credit childcare element is calculated as part of the total Universal Credit spend and separate figures are not available.</p><p>There were an estimated 470,000 recipients of all forms of Employer Supported childcare in 2021-22. There is no estimate of the eligible population. Spend on all forms of Employer Supported childcare is estimated to be £460 million in 2020-21 and forecast to be £340m in 2021-22. Employer Supported Childcare is closed to new entrants.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 39980 question first answered 25/07/2022 09:09:29 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490371

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a full list of sites that have been considered for the construction of new prisons.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	38818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38819 38820 38821 38822 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490374

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he announced his decision to change the number of new category C prisons to be built from three to two; and for what reason that decision was made.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	38819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38818 38820 38821 38822 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490376

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Harborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he decided to change the proposed new prison in Gartree from a category C to a category B prison; and for what reason that decision was made.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	38820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38818 38819 38821 38822 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490378

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Harborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total projected cost is of the new prison his Department is proposing to build near Gartree in the Harborough district.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	38821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38818 38819 38820 38822 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1490380

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Harborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department selected the proposed location of a new prison in Harborough constituency; and if he will publish the list of alternative sites considered in that decision.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	38822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38818 38819 38820 38821 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1348701

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus
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 publish a breakdown of the number of people currently in hospital with covid-19 by age group, with each age group in turn broken down by their vaccination status.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	36756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England does not collect data in the format requested.</p><p>Public Health England publishes the age/sex breakdown of hospitalisations for COVID-19 for the most recent four week period on a weekly basis in the slide set and excel sheet which accompany the National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season</a>.</p><p>The analysis is based on data from a sentinel network of acute National Health Service trusts contributing enhanced data.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:32:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1348297

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Imports: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average imported goods are taking to clear customs checks; and what assessment he has made of trends in the time taken for imported goods to clear customs since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	35879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. HMRC use a risk based, intelligence-led response to compliance issues working alongside Border Force.</p><p>There are a number of different customs checks which could take place, and the time required for a check will vary significantly based on:</p><ul><li>The type of check required;</li><li>The nature of the import and the associated risk;</li><li>The type and quantity of goods examined;</li><li>The amount of time a trader or their agent takes to provide information at points in the process.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested is therefore not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have not carried out an assessment of trends in the time taken for goods to clear customs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a number of measures to facilitate trade with the EU and to avoid disruption at ports, including publishing comprehensive guidance on the new arrangements for trade with the EU and operating a staged approach to customs controls in Great Britain. Until 31 December 2021 most traders importing non-controlled goods from the EU can make a simplified declaration in their own records and defer making a customs declaration to HMRC for 175 days. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/07/2021 10:47:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1302737

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dogs: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sentencing for dog theft.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	913490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the deep distress the theft of a much-loved pet can cause which is why robust laws are already in place to firmly deal with offenders who commit such abhorrent crimes.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts. Sentencing guidelines acknowledge that theft which causes emotional distress, or where the items stolen were of substantial value to the loser, regardless of monetary worth, will indicate a higher level of seriousness and the offender should be sentenced accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions are underway between myself, the Environment Secretary and the Home Secretary to consider further action on the issue of pet theft.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/03/2021 17:03:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien