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1483464

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Climate Change: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of climate change on migration to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK recognises the need to better understand the complex links between migration, climate change and environmental degradation to inform our policy and action. All Government departments include climate change impact as part of their policy development and analysis where relevant.</p><p> </p><p>Initial analysis is climate change does not cause the direct migration of large groups of people to the UK but instead works in combination with other drivers, influencing individuals’ decisions to migrate and with its main impact being felt through increased pressure on existing trends.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/07/2022 13:30:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1484192

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help reduce the amount of forms that producers and distributers of alcohol products need to compete for HMRC when exporting goods overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has produced a range of resources to help exporters, including alcohol exporters. This includes guidance, videos, webinars, and the Export Support Service.</p><p> </p><p>The 2025 UK Border strategy sets out the Government’s vision for the UK border to be the most effective in the world. It aims to make it as straightforward as possible for businesses to comply with customs requirements, including export processes, whilst keeping the UK safe and protecting our fiscal interests.</p><p> </p><p>We are embracing innovation and technology. This includes investing £180 million to build a UK Single Trade Window which will streamline how traders share information with Government.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/07/2022 16:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1484348

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Gypsy, (b) Roma and (c) Traveller children are in the youth secure estate as on 28 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Data on the ethnic makeup of the youth estate population is published annually as part of the Youth justice statistics series and monthly as part of the Youth Custody Report. These publications, however, do not include details of traveller categories. There are no current plans to alter the ethnic groups for these publications. The broad categories included in the information released are in line with current guidance from the Race Disparity Unit of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>As of 28 June 2022, there were 16 children and young people in custody who self-designated as either white, other ethnic group, any other or white, Gypsy or Irish Traveller.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/07/2022 13:33:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483429

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the amount of taxation levied on fuels.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2022 09:36:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483457

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bicycles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of bicycles stolen in each police region in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of bicycle theft offences reported to and recorded by the police in England and Wales, in the year ending December 2021, broken down by region, is presented in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Bicycle theft offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2,557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>5,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>7,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>21,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>10,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Transport Police</p></td><td><p>3,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 74,393 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of bicycle theft offences recorded by each police force in England and Wales are published on a quarterly basis on the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-recorded-crime-open-data-tables&amp;data=05%7C01%7CChristopher.Linehan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3dd0140f92c64235a79008da58e4a5a5%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637920036289641981%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JZ5A3iOmwlRQOsn0JgAX%2BOJZuOmt49rUpvapg6iFz2o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/07/2022 15:46:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483458

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Way to Work Scheme: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have moved off Universal Credit and into work as a result of the Way to Work campaign in Hendon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the number of movements into work in the Hendon parliamentary constituency as to produce this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we cannot provide data at a constituency level, we can provide this data at a Jobcentre Plus (JCP) district geographical area. Hendon constituency falls within North London JCP district, we have therefore provided the movements into work for that took place within that area during the campaign. These will include movements that took place in other constituencies that fall within the same JCP district.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that so far 17,100 unemployed Universal Credit claimants in the North London Jobcentre Plus District have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and 26 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This cumulative figure is composed of our into work measure to the end of May (14,770) and our internal management information up to 26 June (2,340). This figure includes claimants with a sanction in place that moved into work during the period of the campaign (760). This does not include movements into work from JSA claimants as they cannot be broken down to Jobcentre Plus District level. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Due to rounding, sum of figures may not match declared total.</p><p> </p><p>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics but is provided in the interests of transparency and timeliness.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/07/2022 16:31:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483459

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Household Support Fund: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on allocating the Household Support Fund to the London Borough of Barnet.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>Local Authorities have received their allocations from the current £421m Household Support Fund for April – September 2022, alongside the grant determination and guidance. The allocations for Local Authorities for this period can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/household-support-fund-grant-determination-2021-no-315787#annex-a-household-support-fund-grant-final-funding-allocations-per-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-for-the-period-1-april-to-30-september-2022" target="_blank">here</a>. The allocation for Barnet is £2,455,182.90. Local Authorities have discretion on exactly how and when this funding is used within the scope set out in the grant determination and guidance, based on their assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>From October 2022, Government is providing an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England £421m will be used to further extend the Household Support Fund (October 2022 – March 2023). Guidance and individual local authority indicative allocations for this further extension to the Household Support Fund will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/07/2022 16:02:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483460

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Food Supply: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on the potential merits of prioritising discussion of food sustainability at COP27.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>To keep 1.5C within reach, we are engaging internationally to accelerate action on reducing agricultural carbon emissions while meeting the world’s growing need for food. At COP26 we held the Policy Dialogue on Accelerating Transition to Sustainable Agriculture bringing together 34 countries to catalyse efforts to deliver the global transformation in agriculture and land use by sharing their experiences and opportunities to deliver transformation through public policies and innovation. Following these discussions, we launched the Policy Action Agenda for Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture, endorsed by 16 countries, to set pathways and actions that countries can take to repurpose public policies and support to food and agriculture.</p><p> </p><p>At COP27, it will be for Egypt to determine their agenda. In the lead up to this transition, we continue to work closely with Egypt as the incoming Presidency and meet regularly to discuss our priority work areas, this includes delivering on the commitments made in Glasgow and how they can be built upon for COP27.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2022 16:06:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483461

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Economic Crime
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 Cabinet colleagues on reducing economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The detail of discussions with Cabinet peers are held in confidence. I would, however, like to reassure you that tackling economic crime is a priority for me, and the Home Secretary and I continue to work closely across Government, and with industry, including via our Economic Crime Strategic Board, to address the harm caused by economic crime to the UK.</p><p>In partnership with Treasury colleagues, we are working with the public and private sectors to develop the second Economic Crime Plan. This will set out our collective response for the future to reduce the scale of economic crime. We are also developing an ambitious 10 Year Fraud Strategy. We intend to publish these later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/07/2022 13:15:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 11075 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483462

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violence Reduction Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Violence Reduction Units.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government funds independent yearly evaluations into the Violence Reduction Unit programme. The recently published 20/21 VRU Evaluation (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-unit-year-ending-march-2021-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-unit-year-ending-march-2021-evaluation-report" target="_blank">Violence reduction unit year ending March 2021 evaluation report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>) has shown positive early signs of the programme’s impact, estimating that the combination of VRU and targeted enforcement activity has prevented approximately 49,000 violent offences over their first two years of activity compared to unfunded areas (41,377 violence without injury offences and 7,636 violence with injury offences). Relative to the amount of serious violence funding over the same period, this represents an estimated return of £3.16 for every £1 invested in serious violence.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor trends in violence closely and conduct yearly independent evaluations into the VRU programme to assess the programme’s impact.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/07/2022 15:35:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord