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1599310

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Ipswich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Principle Estate Management, (b) Railpen and (c) Grey GR on taking steps to help ensure that residents evacuated from Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich on 20 February 2023 receive suitable temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	153957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Building owners are legally responsible for making sure their buildings are safe. Should the residents of an unsafe building need to be evacuated, the Government expects building owners to provide suitable alternative accommodation until residents can return home, at the building owner's expense.</p><p>Building owners do not have unqualified rights to evacuate their buildings. If a building owner needs to evacuate residents from a building, they must comply with the terms of the lease. If the building owner does not have express rights under the lease to evacuate a building, they must seek consent from the residents for the evacuation and we expect building owners to agree the terms for evacuating with residents before they leave. <br> <br>Should a building owner unlawfully evacuate a building, residents may be entitled to damages from the building owner. The building owner may also be committing a criminal offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. Local authorities also have a legal duty to step in as a last resort and provide alternative accommodation should residents be at risk of becoming homeless.</p><p>In terms of Cardinal Lofts, the Department is closely monitoring the situation, and I am being kept updated. Officials have held meetings with Railpen (the owner of Grey GR), Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and Ipswich Borough Council. <br> <br>Officials have stressed the importance of residents being provided with temporary accommodation that meets their needs and have made clear that the Government expects this accommodation to be provided, at Railpen's expense, until residents can return home safely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 152313 question first answered 06/03/2023 15:20:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1599320

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support girls' education in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	153962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK is investing up to £54.5 million over the next eight years to improve education outcomes for girls in Bangladesh. We support approximately 360,000 marginalised children, particularly girls, to gain foundational literacy and numeracy. The UK also provides technical assistance to strengthen primary and secondary education. This includes improving students' reading skills, online teacher education, and performance monitoring systems. Approximately 88,250 children who dropped out of school during the pandemic, are receiving catch-up education to complete their primary years. The UK is also one of the largest contributors (15 per cent) to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) fund. Between 2020 and 2023, Bangladesh will receive $79.7 million from GPE.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/03/2023 17:07:47 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1589111

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 138005 on Buildings: Insulation, when he plans to introduce the Code of Practice for cladding remediation.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	152183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We intend to co-develop a Code of Practice for publication by the Summer, working with residents, the housing and construction sectors, and oversight bodies. The Code will set out the impact of remediation works on residents and provide guidance and support for industry on how to take account of residents' needs. The Code of Practice will also make clear to residents what they can expect during the remediation process.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 06/03/2023 15:21:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1589148

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	5G: Ipswich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to extend 5G coverage in Ipswich.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	152310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom reports on 5G coverage in its Connected Nations reports, but this is not currently available on a constituency or local authority basis. According to Ofcom, (basic) ‘non-standalone’ 5G is available with a high degree of confidence from at least one mobile network operator outside 77% of UK premises.</p><p>5G connectivity can potentially provide significant economic benefits to businesses across the UK, and our forthcoming Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will articulate a clear vision for how advanced wireless infrastructure, including 5G, can become an integral part of the fabric of the UK's economy and society.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 152311 question first answered 02/03/2023 16:01:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1589150

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	5G: Ipswich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits of extending 5G coverage to businesses in Ipswich.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	152311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom reports on 5G coverage in its Connected Nations reports, but this is not currently available on a constituency or local authority basis. According to Ofcom, (basic) ‘non-standalone’ 5G is available with a high degree of confidence from at least one mobile network operator outside 77% of UK premises.</p><p>5G connectivity can potentially provide significant economic benefits to businesses across the UK, and our forthcoming Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will articulate a clear vision for how advanced wireless infrastructure, including 5G, can become an integral part of the fabric of the UK's economy and society.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 152310 question first answered 02/03/2023 16:01:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1589153

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in preventing violent crime associated with anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	152312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violent crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) are top government priorities and we are working tirelessly to keep young people, families, and communities safe. We know that involvement in anti-social behaviour can be an early indicator that someone may be more likely to become involved in violence, and so we take a joint approach to these challenges.</p><p>Estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed there were 1.1 million violent offences in the year to September 2022, no significant change compared with the year ending March 2020 and a 38% fall compared with the year ending March 2010.</p><p>This year the Government has made £130m available to tackle serious violent crime. This includes £64m for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs), set up in the 20 areas worst affected by serious violence, which bring together partners including local authorities, to tackle the drivers in their area. VRUs deliver a range of early interventions and prevention programmes to divert people away from a life of crime. Our £30m ‘Grip’ police enforcement programme operates in the same 20 areas as VRUs and is helping to drive down violence by using highly data-driven process to identify violence hotspots – often to individual street level – and target operational activity in those areas. In the first three years of funded delivery, the Grip and VRU programmes have collectively prevented an estimated 136,000 violence offences.</p><p>To help combat ASB, we have provided the police, local authorities, and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to ASB through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The Act allows local areas to decide how best to deploy these powers depending on specific circumstances.</p><p>To further support local authorities, in July 2021 the Beating Crime Plan was published, which laid out the Government’s plan for tacking crime and ASB and committed to working with local agencies and partners to drive down ASB using the full range of powers and tools in the 2014 Act.</p><p>Lastly, at 31 December 2022, we have recruited 16,753 additional police officers in England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme, 84% of the target of 20,000 officers by March 2023. By the end of March 2023, we will have the highest number of officers on record with over 148,400 in post surpassing the previous peak of 146,030 officers in March 2010.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/03/2023 17:32:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1589160

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure residents evacuated from residential buildings deemed to be unsafe are given suitable temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	152313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Building owners are legally responsible for making sure their buildings are safe. Should the residents of an unsafe building need to be evacuated, the Government expects building owners to provide suitable alternative accommodation until residents can return home, at the building owner's expense.</p><p>Building owners do not have unqualified rights to evacuate their buildings. If a building owner needs to evacuate residents from a building, they must comply with the terms of the lease. If the building owner does not have express rights under the lease to evacuate a building, they must seek consent from the residents for the evacuation and we expect building owners to agree the terms for evacuating with residents before they leave. <br> <br>Should a building owner unlawfully evacuate a building, residents may be entitled to damages from the building owner. The building owner may also be committing a criminal offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. Local authorities also have a legal duty to step in as a last resort and provide alternative accommodation should residents be at risk of becoming homeless.</p><p>In terms of Cardinal Lofts, the Department is closely monitoring the situation, and I am being kept updated. Officials have held meetings with Railpen (the owner of Grey GR), Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and Ipswich Borough Council. <br> <br>Officials have stressed the importance of residents being provided with temporary accommodation that meets their needs and have made clear that the Government expects this accommodation to be provided, at Railpen's expense, until residents can return home safely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 153957 question first answered 06/03/2023 15:20:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1586422

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve bus services in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	147235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government pays over £200 million directly to bus operators every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to help keep fares down and maintain a larger network than would otherwise be possible. The Government also provides £42 million annually in BSOG funding to Local Transport Authorities, of which Suffolk County Council receives almost £615,000, to fund socially necessary bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 January, the majority of single bus journeys in England outside London have been capped at £2 thanks to Government support via the Bus Fare Cap Grant. The initial phase of the scheme, through to 31 March, is backed by up to £60 million. On 17 February, we announced that we will provide up to £75 million to extend the £2 bus fare cap until 30 June 2023</p><p> </p><p>This takes total Government funding to over £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to Local Transport Authorities and bus operators since March 2020, of which Suffolk County Council has been allocated over £5 million. This is in addition to the funding we have provided directly to bus operators to maintain bus services through this route.</p><p> </p><p>Suffolk County Council has also been allocated £824,737 in capacity and capability funding for bus service improvements for the period 2021/22 to 2024/25. This funding is intended to support them with employing dedicated resource for the next three years to help deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans and Enhanced Partnerships.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 147236 question first answered 27/02/2023 14:42:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1586423

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for bus services in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	147236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government pays over £200 million directly to bus operators every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to help keep fares down and maintain a larger network than would otherwise be possible. The Government also provides £42 million annually in BSOG funding to Local Transport Authorities, of which Suffolk County Council receives almost £615,000, to fund socially necessary bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 January, the majority of single bus journeys in England outside London have been capped at £2 thanks to Government support via the Bus Fare Cap Grant. The initial phase of the scheme, through to 31 March, is backed by up to £60 million. On 17 February, we announced that we will provide up to £75 million to extend the £2 bus fare cap until 30 June 2023</p><p> </p><p>This takes total Government funding to over £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to Local Transport Authorities and bus operators since March 2020, of which Suffolk County Council has been allocated over £5 million. This is in addition to the funding we have provided directly to bus operators to maintain bus services through this route.</p><p> </p><p>Suffolk County Council has also been allocated £824,737 in capacity and capability funding for bus service improvements for the period 2021/22 to 2024/25. This funding is intended to support them with employing dedicated resource for the next three years to help deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans and Enhanced Partnerships.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 147235 question first answered 27/02/2023 14:42:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1586424

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help provide skills training opportunities for adults with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	147237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), which was £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 financial year. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, and neurodivergent adults, from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship, or further learning.</p><p>The AEB includes learning support funding to enable colleges and training providers to meet the additional needs of learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and meet the costs of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010. Learning Support can cover a range of needs including an assessment for dyslexia, funding to pay for specialist equipment or helpers, and arranging signers or note takers.</p><p>The department is working to ensure that a learning difficulty or disability is not a barrier to people who want to realise the benefits of an apprenticeship. To ensure that employers are supported to create new apprenticeship opportunities, we provide targeted financial support directly to training providers to help remove barriers for people with a learning difficulty or disability.</p><p>Providers can access learning support funding of £150 per month where a reasonable adjustment is delivered and evidenced. Employers can access the Department for Work and Pensions’ Access to Work scheme to better support apprentices with disabilities.</p><p>The department has also improved the Find an Apprenticeship service to allow people to identify Disability Confident Employers offering opportunities. The department has launched a Disabled Apprentice Network in partnership with Disability Rights UK to provide valuable insight and evidence on how to attract and retain people with disabilities into apprenticeships.</p><p>Additionally, the department’s skills offers include Skills Bootcamps and Free Courses for Jobs. Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview with an employer on completion.</p><p>There are now hundreds of Skills Bootcamps available across the country, offering training in digital, technical (including engineering and manufacturing), construction, logistics (HGV driving), and skills that support the green economy, including heat pump engineer and electric vehicle maintenance and repair and zero carbon construction.</p><p>The Free Courses for Jobs offer gives eligible adults the chance to access high value level 3 qualification for free, which can support them to gain higher wages or a better job. The courses available offer good wage outcomes and address skills needs in the economy, empowering adults with the tools they need to secure a better job.</p><p>Adults in England without a full level 3 are eligible for these qualifications. In addition, adults in England are also eligible if they are earning under the National Living Wage annually, or £18,525 from April 2022, or are unemployed, regardless of their prior qualification level. There are over 400 qualifications on offer in areas such as engineering, social care and accounting, alongside many others. These qualifications have been identified for their strong wage outcomes and ability to meet key skills needs.</p><p>Both of these offers are open to all eligible learners, including adults with a disability or for neurodiverse adults.</p><p>Neurodiverse adults and those with disabilities can access free, up-to-date, and impartial information, advice and guidance on the full range of skills training opportunities through the National Careers Service. Discussions are tailored to meet the individual needs and circumstances of each customer. Adults with special educational needs and/or disabilities are one of six priority groups who are eligible for more targeted support from careers advisers. The website <a href="https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/</a> is regularly updated, with a programme of continuous improvement. The content currently includes around 800 job profiles, a course directory and information on how to find a job, build a CV, and interview techniques.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 147258 question first answered 27/02/2023 16:34:00 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt